The Fat Man in History and Other Stories

✍ Carey, Peter 📂 Fiction 📅 1974 🏛 Random House Digital, Inc. 🌐 English ⚖ 188 KB

A landmark in contemporary Australian literature, The Fat Man in History brought early acclaim to Peter Carey for his brilliant and ingenious fiction. These twelve stories introduce visionary landscapes of intense clarity, where the rules of the game are bizarre yet chillingly familiar.

The Fat Man in History

✍ Peter Carey 📂 Fiction 📅 2015;1996 🏛 Random House of Canada 🌐 en-US ⚖ 137 KB

If, in some post-Marxist utopia, obesity were declared counterrevolutionary, how would a houseful of fat men strike back? If it were possible to win a new body by lottery, what kind of people would choose ugliness? If two gun-toting thugs decided to take over a business -- and run it through sheer t

Fat Man in History

✍ Carey, Peter 📂 Fiction 📅 2010 🏛 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 🌐 en-US ⚖ 216 KB

Fat Man in History

✍ Carey, Peter 📂 Fiction 📅 1974 🏛 Random House Digital, Inc. 🌐 English ⚖ 216 KB

A landmark in contemporary Australian literature, The Fat Man in History brought early acclaim to Peter Carey for his brilliant and ingenious fiction. These twelve stories introduce visionary landscapes of intense clarity, where the rules of the game are bizarre yet chillingly familiar.

The Jealousy Man and Other Stories

✍ Jo Nesbo; Robert Ferguson 📂 Fiction 📅 2021 🏛 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 🌐 en-US ⚖ 323 KB

****A veritable crime lover 's delight** **from a true master of mystery and suspense.** **Experience the #1 _New York Times_ best-selling author as never before in this** **dark and thrilling short story collection** **that** **takes us on a journey of twisted minds and vengeful hearts.** ** J

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories

✍ Dahl, Roald 📂 Fiction 📅 2013 🏛 Penguin Group US;Speak 🌐 English ⚖ 240 KB 👁 2 views

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

The Fat Man in History and Other Stories

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