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John Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction. Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection.

Once there was a girl who ran away and joined a traveling carnival. She married a man she grew to hate - and gave birth to a child she could never love. A child so monstrous that she killed it with her own hands.… Twenty-five years later, Ellen Harper has a new life, a new husband, and two normal children - Joey loves monster movies, and Amy is about to graduate from high school. But their mother drowns her secret guilt in alcohol and prayer.

Fünf Musiker, drei Konzerte, eine Stadt in der Provinz. Eine Woche im Leben der erfolgreichen Band. Eine Band, die vor allem ihren Erfolg feiern will. FUN! Ganz egal, wie hoch der Preis ist, den andere dafür zahlen müssen. Drei Frauen, die alle mit der Band zu tun bekommen. Für Ljilja wird ein zunächst spektakulärer Abend im Backstagebereich zum schlimmsten ihres Lebens. Liane wird durch das Wiedersehen mit der Band endgültig von der Vergangenheit einholt. Und für Maila wird der Konzertabend mit einer erschütternden Erkenntnis enden.

Mocking the national debt proved deadly for the entertainer.

Three women—two sisters and their aunt—and the cliff house on the northern California coast that served as a beacon to them all… After the death of their mother, sisters Daisy and Beatriz Davenport found a home with their aunt Stella in the beautiful and welcoming town of Cape Sanctuary...