num_pages: 210
description: A collection of stories by the author of "The Pugilist at Rest". They take readers from down-and-out in America to death and disease in Rwanda, introducing characters such as hard-luck fighters steeling themselves for battles they've already lost, and doctors who fall in love with their illnesses.
language: English
title: Cold Snap
titlecomplete: Cold Snap
genres: Short Stories, The United States Of America, Novels, Short Story Collection, Africa, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 836
publisher: Faber and Faber Limited