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A collection of stories that features: Memorial Day, Memo and Oblivion and The Interview. In Memorial Day, an aging man at a public swimming pool recalls a brief but momentous affair he had with a young British woman in London thirty years ago and the paradoxical role his recently deceased father played in it.

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"A writer at once elegant and disturbing, Burgin is among our finest artists of love at its most desperate." (Chicago Tribune)"

Table of Contents

Caesar
The Dealer
Memorial Day
Memo and Oblivion
"Do You Like This Room?"
Mission Beach
The Dolphin
The Justice Society
The Interview
Single-Occupant Hous
The Group
The House
Acknowledgments

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/12/2011
      ISBN13: 9781421402734, 978-1421402734
      ISBN10: 1421402734

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of stories that features: Memorial Day, Memo and Oblivion and The Interview. In Memorial Day, an aging man at a public swimming pool recalls a brief but momentous affair he had with a young British woman in London thirty years ago and the paradoxical role his recently deceased father played in it.

      Trade Review
      "A writer at once elegant and disturbing, Burgin is among our finest artists of love at its most desperate." (Chicago Tribune)"

      Table of Contents

      Caesar
      The Dealer
      Memorial Day
      Memo and Oblivion
      "Do You Like This Room?"
      Mission Beach
      The Dolphin
      The Justice Society
      The Interview
      Single-Occupant Hous
      The Group
      The House
      Acknowledgments

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