num_pages: 256
description: A collection of stories about loneliness. They include "The Preliminary Notes", "The Apocalypse of Bob Paisner", and "Primary Sources". The title piece was awarded the Aga Khan Prize for Best Fiction published in the "Paris Review" during 1994.
language: English
title: The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven: A Novella and Stories
titlecomplete: The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven: A Novella and Stories
genres: Short Stories, Americana, Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 553
publisher: Back Bay Books