num_pages: 229
description: Mythic and realistic, farcical and tragic, The Washington Post Book World says these masterful stories mark T. Coraghessan Boyle's development from "a prodigy's audacity to something that packs even more of a wallop: mature artistry." They cover everything, from a terrifying encounter between a bunch of suburban adolescents and a murderous, drug-dealing biker, to a touching though doomed love affair between Eisenhower and Nina Khruschev.Greasy Lake --Caviar --Ike and Nina --Rupert Beersley and the beggar master of Sivani-Hoota --On for the long haul --The Hector Quesadilla story --Whales weep --The new moon party --Not a leg to stand on --Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail --All shook up --A bird in hand --Two ships --Rara Avis --The overcoat II
language: English
title: Greasy Lake and Other Stories
titlecomplete: Greasy Lake and Other Stories
genres: 20th Century, Read For School, Adult, Literature, Short Story Collection, Short Stories, Classics, Fiction, Literary Fiction, American Fiction
ratings_count: 1230
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Silver)
publisher: The Viking Press