Publisher:
TRANSIT LOUNGE, [Place of publication not identified]
"A property developer fears that a burgeoning ibis population will prevent the construction of a high rise apartment complex; a bus stop outside a dementia care facility in Düsseldorf suffers its own identity crisis; a young man's new job requires...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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"A property developer fears that a burgeoning ibis population will prevent the construction of a high rise apartment complex; a bus stop outside a dementia care facility in Düsseldorf suffers its own identity crisis; a young man's new job requires him to pose as a woodcutter and wave at a trainload of tourists; an aging, reclusive archivist becomes locked in a strange battle of wills with a courier; a backpacker in Israel has a bizarre religious experience. In these award winning stories, David Cohen explores the oddities of human behaviour with wit, affection and startling brilliance." -- Provided by publisher The hunter -- The virus (travel notes) -- On the 345 to Aspley -- The case of Nathan Gant -- Frequently asked questions -- Woodcutter -- Carlos -- Pioneer -- Tony's farewell -- Lament of a bus stop outside the Benrath Senior Centre -- Command hooks -- Variations on a theme by the Department of Transport and Main Roads -- Washing day -- The archive -- Shrinking -- The man who looked a bit like George Harrison -- The Duke of Wellington -- Look for the silver lining.
Publisher:
Michigan State University Press, East Lansing
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Le "Quimbois"; Obeah; Conte de Pâques: Le Retour; Easter Story: The Return; Conte de Noël; Christmas Story; Le Cadeau; The Gift; Le Capitaine Se Marie; The Captain Is Getting Married; Les Deux Carrés de Larammée;...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
Inter-library loan:
No inter-library loan
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Le "Quimbois"; Obeah; Conte de Pâques: Le Retour; Easter Story: The Return; Conte de Noël; Christmas Story; Le Cadeau; The Gift; Le Capitaine Se Marie; The Captain Is Getting Married; Les Deux Carrés de Larammée; Larammée's Two Squares; La Poupée de Son; The Straw Doll; Bibliography; Afterword: On Translating Carbet.
