296 pp. A collection of stories by the Rhodes Scholar and MacArthur Fellow. Stories explore the experiences and personal relationships of a Dutch philosopher, Franz Kafka, the sculptor Gaudier-Brzeska, and a group of travelers in Japan. Includes: The Bowmen of Shu; Fifty-Seven Views of Fujiyama; The Chair; Apples and Pears: Het Erewhonisch Schetsboek: Messidor-Vendemiaire; Joop Zoetemelk Gagne le Maillot Jaune; Erewhonian Apple, New Harmony Pear; Quagga; The Vestments of the Band.
