190 pp. A kind of mythology has accumulated around the person and work of Gordon Lish. One of the most respected figures in contemporary American literature, he is also one of its most controversial. The body of his work together with his activities as a teacher, found and editor of "The Quarterly," editor at Knopf, and fiction editor at Esquire have placed him at the forefront of the American literary scene. In his fifth collection of stories, Gordon Lish once again demonstrates his intelligence, passion, and gift for language. Through these pieces and the spaces within them, the reader learns what occupies the fictional Lish, and, in essence, everyone.
