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Rescue Missions: Stories

Frederick Busch

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Stories of mercy and need among lovers, family, and friends by "one of our very best short-story writers" .

Some of the stories in this "brilliant" collection feature the war in Iraq, and others feature domestic wars; in every case, a character seeks to comfort or to save someone. Physical love, familial love, the need to give comfort—and the need for comfort—are themes skillfully rendered by this "master of the genre" , whose achievements earned the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit for lifetime achievement in short fiction.

Language: English

Pages: 318

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: September 17, 2007

ISBN: 0393330427

ISBN 13: 9780393330427

Rescue Missions: Stories

Frederick Busch

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Stories of mercy and need among lovers, family, and friends by "one of our very best short-story writers" .

Some of the stories in this "brilliant" collection feature the war in Iraq, and others feature domestic wars; in every case, a character seeks to comfort or to save someone. Physical love, familial love, the need to give comfort—and the need for comfort—are themes skillfully rendered by this "master of the genre" , whose achievements earned the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit for lifetime achievement in short fiction.

Language: English

Pages: 318

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: September 17, 2007

ISBN: 0393330427

ISBN 13: 9780393330427

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