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The white man in the tree : and other stories / Mark Kulansky

By:

Kurlansky, Mark

Publication details: New York : Washington Square Press , 2001, c2000.Edition: First Washington Square Press trade paperback editionDescription: 301 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN:

9780671036065

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Genre/Form:

Short stories

DDC classification:

FIC KUR

LOC classification:

PS3561.U65 W48 2000

Contents:

Summary: The award-winning author of the bestsellers Cod and The Basque History of the World makes his eagerly anticipated fiction debut -- with this funny and moving romp through the world's melting pot. "The White Man in the Tree and other stories" "The White Man in the Tree" is a comedy of cultural misunderstandings set in the Caribbean, New York, and Paris, a novella and eight stories about people who, because of their differences -- between men and women, blacks and whites, Caribbeans and visitors, Jews and Christians, rich and poor. Each of Kurlansky's characters engages us with impulses and interactions that are by turns comic, insightful, and poignant.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC KUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		067440

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The white man in the tree : a novella in two parts. Devaluation. The unclean . Naked. Beautiful Mayagüez women. Vertical administration. Packets and paperscraps. The deerness of life. Desaparecidos. The white man's glossary.

The award-winning author of the bestsellers Cod and The Basque History of the World makes his eagerly anticipated fiction debut -- with this funny and moving romp through the world's melting pot. "The White Man in the Tree and other stories" "The White Man in the Tree" is a comedy of cultural misunderstandings set in the Caribbean, New York, and Paris, a novella and eight stories about people who, because of their differences -- between men and women, blacks and whites, Caribbeans and visitors, Jews and Christians, rich and poor. Each of Kurlansky's characters engages us with impulses and interactions that are by turns comic, insightful, and poignant.

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