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by: Maxine Chernoff
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781566891271
ISBN: 1566891272
Label: Coffee House Press
Manufacturer: Coffee House Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: May 01, 2002
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Sales Rank: 1714022
Studio: Coffee House Press
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Highly regarded for her deft and humorous portrayals of the dark side of modern living, Maxine Chernoff's latest collection is a droll, poetic field guide to the endearing and troubling aspects of human behavior. Chernoff fans will relish the sixteen new stories, and new readers will discover a wonderful assemblage of Chernoff's likeable and contemplative characters. Chernoff continues to establish herself as a master of the short story genre with this excellent collection.
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Born in Chicago in 1952, Maxine Chernoff has published several collections of poems, short stories, and novels, including Signs of Devotion, which was a New York Times Notable Book. She edits the long-running literary journal New American Writing and is chair of the Creative Writing Department at San Francisco State University.
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Rating: - About the quirks and dark sides to human behavior
An editor for the literary journal "New American Writing" and Chair of the Creative Writing Department, San Francisco State University, Maxine Chernoff writes short stories with a polish and candor that most other aspiring writers can only hope for. Some Of Her Friends That Year is an original anthology of fifteen unique stories by Chernoff about the quirks and dark sides to human behavior. From "We Kill What We Love" and "Rent-A-Pet", to "You Suck" and "Jewish Urban White Trash Story", Chernoff's ... Read More
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