American Stories
by Trillin, Calvin · 1992
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From Publishers Weekly
These short New Yorker pieces on offbeat topics, usually revealing decay at the core of the American dream, are diminished by a certain sameness. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Twelve nonfiction narratives on a diverse range of subjects, from one of America's top reporters of our culture. Included are pieces as varied as a murder-for-love in Kansas to the on- and off-screen antics of eccentric magicians Penn & Teller. Most originally appeared in Trillin's column in The New Yorker; all showcase his ability to write "the sort of stories you might tell in front of a fire," stories which "require some time to unfold." Trillin skillfully draws us into the weird world of drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs as well as that of a young American student falling mortally ill in China. We learn to care about those being reported on, and we also enjoy the tale being told. Highly recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/91. -- Pamela R. Daubenspeck, Warren-Trumbull Cty. P.L., Warren, Ohio Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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