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The Mighty Currawongs
Brian Doyle
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Description for The Mighty Currawongs
Paperback. BIC Classification: FY. .
A collection of headlong tales by Oregon author Brian Doyle—exploring such riveting and peculiar topics as chess in the Levant, tailors who specialize in holes, how to report stigmata to your attending physician, the intense hilarity of basketball, how to have a bitter verbal marital fight in your car, an all-Chinese football team in Australia, soccer and Catholicism, what it's like to be in a ska band, a singing Korean baker, an archbishop who loses his faith between the salad and the entree, genius Girl Scouts who save a radio station, and a baby born from a lake in Illinois. ... Read more
A collection of headlong tales by Oregon author Brian Doyle—exploring such riveting and peculiar topics as chess in the Levant, tailors who specialize in holes, how to report stigmata to your attending physician, the intense hilarity of basketball, how to have a bitter verbal marital fight in your car, an all-Chinese football team in Australia, soccer and Catholicism, what it's like to be in a ska band, a singing Korean baker, an archbishop who loses his faith between the salad and the entree, genius Girl Scouts who save a radio station, and a baby born from a lake in Illinois. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Red Hen Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Pasadena, United States
ISBN
9781597090520
SKU
V9781597090520
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle is the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon. He is the author of many books of essays, “proems,” and fiction, among them Bin Laden’s Bald Spot (Red Hen Press, 2011). Among honors for his work are the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts & Letters and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers ... Read more
Reviews for The Mighty Currawongs
“Delightful. . . . A nimble and very funny collection of stories from a writer who clearly values the human condition in all its myriad forms.” —Kirkus Reviews “VERDICT Solid and enjoyable reading for those who want well-crafted stories about everyday life.” ... Read more