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- 2009
- year of publication
- 672
- pages
- English (United Kingdom)
- language
- Softcover
- cover
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- ISBN-13
- 978-01-4119-135-5
- EAN
- 9780141191355
- Publication date
- 2009-12-03
- Book
- Collected Stories · 2 editions
The publisher on this edition
In these hauntingly beautiful stories of abandonment and vengeance, extreme situations lead to disturbing conclusions. A missionary is sent to a place so distant he finds his God has no power there; a husband abandons his wife as they honeymoon in the South American jungle; a splash of water triggers an explosion of violence; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered. Masterfully written, these are chilling tales from sun-drenched and brutal climes.
