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God bless America : stories / Steve Almond.

Almond, Steve. (Author).

Summary:

A meditation on the American Dream and its discontents. In his most ambitious collection yet, Almond offers a comic and forlorn portrait of these United States: our lust for fame, our racial tensions, the toll of perpetual war, and the pursuit of romantic happiness.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780984592234
  • ISBN: 0984592237
  • Physical Description: 211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Wilmington, N.C. : Lookout Books, University of North Carolina Wilmington, [2011]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
God bless America -- Donkey greedy, donkey gets punched -- Hope wood -- Not until you say yes -- Shotgun wedding -- Tamalpais -- What the bird says -- Darkness together -- A Jew berserk on Christmas Eve -- Akedah -- Hagar's sons -- First date back -- A dream of sleep.
Subject:
Short stories, American > 21st century.
Genre:
Short stories.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Forsyth Central FIC Almond, Steve (Text) 0112517782655 Adult Fiction Available -
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library 813.6 A (Text) 39149006513659 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Yancey County Public Library FIC ALM (Text) 33333002560502 Adult Fiction Available -

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