num_pages: 213
description: With her singular brand of gorgeous dark humor, Joy Williams explores the various ways–comic, tragic, and unnerving—we seek to accommodate diminishment and loss. A masseuse breaks her rich client's wrist bone, a friend visits at the hospital long after she is welcome, and a woman surrenders her husband to a creepily adoring student. From one of our most acclaimed writers, Honored Guest is a rich examination of our capacity for transformation and salvation.Contents:Honored GuestCongressMarabouThe Visiting PrivilegeSubstanceAnodyneThe Other WeekClaroCharityACKHammerFortune
language: English
title: Honored Guest
titlecomplete: Honored Guest
genres: Collections, 21st Century, Fiction, Short Stories, Adult Fiction, Short Story Collection, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, American
ratings_count: 1134
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage