Emperor of the Air
EMPEROR OF THE AIR "explores tricky family relationships and tender moments of self-discovery with a voice of compassion rarely found in contemporary short fiction" (San Francisco Chronicle). Whether his characters are struggling to save trees in their yards, their marriages, or themselves,...
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EMPEROR OF THE AIR "explores tricky family relationships and tender moments of self-discovery with a voice of compassion rarely found in contemporary short fiction" (San Francisco Chronicle). Whether his characters are struggling to save trees in their yards, their marriages, or themselves, Cannin renders their moments of revelation with rich observation, energy, humor, and grace.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780618004140 (0618004149)
Publish date: September 15th 1999
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Ethan Canin writes like the most compassionate of rabbis. Tell him anything and he will still forgive you. This does not mean he leaves out spiky, willful or tyrannizing characters. Just the reverse, but he writes so that we understand them.