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Synopsis
In the title novella, a young man dying from AIDS is helped in his last ordeal by a devoted friend who tries to keep the dying man engaged by telling him stories of an imaginary family living in Finland, using one fact from every year of the 20th century. This collection, which also includes three short stories, was originally published 10 years before the author, Yann Martel, won the Booker Prize for LIFE OF PI.
| Size | | Length: | 208 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Pathos is leavened with inventiveness and humor in this collection....These are exemplary works of apprenticeship, slight yet richly satisfying."
Publishers Weekly (11/01/2004)
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