Third Class Superhero
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"A Harvest original."
Third class superhero -- 401(k) -- The man who became himself -- Problems for self-study -- My last days as me -- Two-player infinitely iterated simultaneous semi-cooperative game with spite and reputation -- Realism -- Florence -- Man of quiet desperation goes on short vacation -- 32.05864991% -- Autobiographical raw material unsuitable for the mining of fiction.
In cludes "Third Class Superhero", in which a would-be good guy confronts the darkness in his heart; "401(k)," in which a couple is disappointed by the sales pitch accompanying their luxury vacation; and "Autobiographical Raw Material Unsuitable for the Mining of Fiction," a profile of the author's mother. A first collection. Original.
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PUBLISHED
Orlando : Harcourt, c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 173 p. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0156030810
9780156030816
SUBJECTS
Short stories.
Humorous stories.