num_pages: 192
description: In the tradition of the works of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford, this fiction debut shines with verbal brilliance. Disturbing yet compellingly readable, the stories in this collection explore the gap between disappointment and hope, between life as it could be and life as it is.
language: English
title: A Stranger in this World
titlecomplete: A Stranger in this World
genres: Literature, Fiction, Collections, Short Stories
ratings_count: 567
publisher: Vintage