Bibliograph

Animal spirit, stories, Francesca Marciano

Type

Label

Animal spirit, stories, Francesca Marciano

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Animal spirit

Oclc number

1158464630

Responsibility statement

Francesca Marciano

Sub title

stories

Summary

"Centering us in Rome, but transporting us seamlessly into worlds as varied and exotic as they are emotionally real, these stories paint landscapes that are populated-vividly, hauntingly-by animals: from squawking, violent seagulls to magical snakes to a tiny dog on the side of a deserted road to starlings circling the evening sky in exhilarating formation. In the foreground, in unforgettable, cinematic frames, events unfold, especially in the lives of women: an affair ends painfully at a dinner table; an actress's past comes crashing down on her during an audition; an unhappy wife seeks but can't quite find respite in a historic palazzo sublet; two couples imagine parenthood in the home of a woman named for the Greek goddess Hera; a young girl returns from drug rehab and sets out anew, with a traveling circus; a man in crisis draws his ex-girlfriend deep into the New Mexico desert. Each story tells of deeply human moments of realization and recognition, instants of irrevocable change, and, for the fortunate, of unexpected clarity"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Terrible things could happen to us -- The girl -- Animal spirit -- Indian land -- There might be blood -- The callback

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