Orientation
Subtitle: and other stories
By: Daniel Orozco
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Faber and Faber, Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780865478534
Description: In this collection, Orozco leads the reader through the secret lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. Each story in the collection has a gut-punch impact, softened only by lyricism and black humor.
Table of contents: title: Orientation; title: The bridge; title: Hunger tales; title: I run every day; title: Somoza's dream; title: Officers weep; title: Only connect; title: Temporary stories; title: Shakers.