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The new order : stories
- Title
- The new order : stories / Karen E. Bender.
- Author
- Bender, Karen E.
- Publication
- Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018.
- ©2018
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 18-3903 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 272 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "[A] new collection of stories that boldly examines the changes in American culture over the last two years through the increasing presence of violence, bigotry, sexual harassment, and the emotional costs of living under constant threat. In the title story, the competition between two middle school cellists is affected by a shooting at their school, and it is only years later that they realize how the intrusion of violence affected the course of their lives. In "This Is Who You Are," a young girl walks the line between Hebrew school and her regular school, realizing that both are filled with unexpected moments of insight and violence. In "Three Interviews," an aging reporter must contend with her dwindling sense of self and resources, beleaguered by unemployment, which sets her on a path to three increasingly unhinged job interviews. In "Mrs. America," a candidate for local office must confront a host of forces that threaten to undermine her campaign and expose her own role in the dissonance between what America is and what it should be"--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Short stories. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Short stories.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Short stories.
- Contents
- Where to hide in a synagogue -- The elevator -- Three interviews -- The new order -- The good mothers in the parking lot -- Mrs. America -- This is who you are -- The pilot's instructions -- The Department of Happiness and Reimbursement -- On a scale of one to ten -- The cell phones.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-3903
- ISBN
- 9781640090996
- 1640090991
- LCCN
- 2018017448
- OCLC
- 1022979802
- Author
- Bender, Karen E., author.
- Title
- The new order : stories / Karen E. Bender.
- Publisher
- Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-3903