The characters in these stories are often separated from the mainstream - a juggler and a trapeze artist, a daughter whose mother is a public evangelist waging a wear against sin, a cleaning woman whose life is inexplicably tied to Marie Curie's. The stories they inhabit transcend the barriers of time to explore the universally driving force of our experience: the magnitude of human love. In Spring, Mountain, Sea a young American brings his Korean bride home after serving in the war, and finds himself isolated from both his ...
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The characters in these stories are often separated from the mainstream - a juggler and a trapeze artist, a daughter whose mother is a public evangelist waging a wear against sin, a cleaning woman whose life is inexplicably tied to Marie Curie's. The stories they inhabit transcend the barriers of time to explore the universally driving force of our experience: the magnitude of human love. In Spring, Mountain, Sea a young American brings his Korean bride home after serving in the war, and finds himself isolated from both his own culture and the culture of his new family. In Gold a Malaysian rubber tapper becomes obsessed with the possibility of becoming as wealthy as the foreign landowners who visit his village, and in his quest for gold nearly destroys the enduring relationships that have shaped his life. In the title story, the narrator - a fire-eater in a circus - shows a careless disregard for a boy who comes to learn his trade and as a consequence brings about his own downfall. Taking us to exotic and remote places in America, Europe, and Asia, The Secrets of a Fire King is at once magical and profound, marking the extraordinary debut of a new voice in American fiction.
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Good. 9 AUDIO CDs Brand New in the shrink wrap box. Factory Sealed. Publisher remainder mark to the shrink wrap. NEW. Enjoy this gift quality audio performance!
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Good. Nine AUDIO CDs, polished for your satisfaction for a worthwhile set, in the original box. Some shelf wear and scuff to the box. The flap to the box at the foldmark. The AUDIO CDs are in individual slots, protected and clear sounding. Enjoy this unabridged AUDIO CD performance!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6" x 8 1/2"; VERY GOOD/DUST JACKET VERY GOOD, Signed by the author on the title page. Text is clean and unmarked, 234 pp., Cloth boards are black with silver text on cover and spine, dust jacket is green with illustration, white text on cover and spine. Binding is firm.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x0; Inscribed by Edwards on the title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 234pp.