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The Medicine Burns
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Pub Date
Aug 19 2014
| Archive Date
Aug 25 2014
Description
Klein’s debut fiction collection brims with images of boys and men who just don’t fit in. They have acne; they are drag queens; they have club feet; they are social misfits; some even have AIDS. His variety of protagonists sheds new light on the role of the outsider in a society obsessed with beauty and sex.
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Klein’s debut fiction collection brims with images of boys and men who just don’t fit in. They have acne; they are drag queens; they have club feet; they are social misfits; some even have AIDS. His...
Description
Klein’s debut fiction collection brims with images of boys and men who just don’t fit in. They have acne; they are drag queens; they have club feet; they are social misfits; some even have AIDS. His variety of protagonists sheds new light on the role of the outsider in a society obsessed with beauty and sex.
Open Road Media would like to thank you for your interest in this title, and we encourage you to share your thoughts with the book community. We hope you will take your time to post your review on Goodreads or retailer's sites, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
A Note From the Publisher
Adam Klein is the author of the story collection The Medicine Burns, the novel Tiny Ladies, and the artist monograph Jerome: After the Pageant. His work has appeared in Bomb, the New York Times blog At War, and the Huffington Post.
Adam Klein is the author of the story collection The Medicine Burns, the novel Tiny Ladies, and the artist monograph Jerome: After the Pageant. His work has appeared in Bomb, the New York Times blog...
A Note From the Publisher
Adam Klein is the author of the story collection The Medicine Burns, the novel Tiny Ladies, and the artist monograph Jerome: After the Pageant. His work has appeared in Bomb, the New York Times blog At War, and the Huffington Post.
Advance Praise
“Klein’s evocation of both an individual and a culture maturing and
entering a funereal phase is strong, and . . . economical language
hammers these stories home with a single stroke.” —
Publishers Weekly
“Klein’s evocation of both an individual and a culture maturing and
entering a funereal phase is strong, and . . . economical language
hammers these stories home with a single stroke.” —Publishers...
Advance Praise
“Klein’s evocation of both an individual and a culture maturing and
entering a funereal phase is strong, and . . . economical language
hammers these stories home with a single stroke.” —
Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781497680548 |
| PRICE |
$9.99 (USD)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781497680548 |
| PRICE |
$9.99 (USD)
|
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