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The life of worm & other misconceptions
- Title
- The life of worm & other misconceptions / Ken Barris.
- Author
- Barris, Ken
- Publication
- Cape Town, South Africa : Kwela Books, 2017.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PR9369.3.B36 L53 2017g | Off-site |
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- Description
- 187 pages; 20 cm
- Summary
- "The stories ... combine everyday events with surreal and fantastical elements: the title story deals with a dog called Worm; in another, a husband and wife quarrel over a hot tray and a plugless lamp; and in another, a man encounters a speaking baboon in his kitchen."--Back cover.
- Uniform Title
- Short stories. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Short stories.
- Life of worm and other misconceptions
- Subject
- Note
- "Short stories"--Cover.
- Contents
- To see the mountain -- The life of worm -- Puff adder -- Five minutes -- A sense of beauty -- Poor William -- The mustard review -- Cat got your tongue -- Atmosphere -- The grand parade -- The Olive Schreiner stall -- Really into timeshare -- The quick brown fox -- Sleep faster, we need the pillows.
- ISBN
- 9780795707957
- 0795707959
- LCCN
- 2017417151
- OCLC
- ocn987789795
- 987789795
- SCSB-8790183
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries