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Birthday Stories

by David Foster Wallace, Paul Theroux, Claire Keegan, Lewis Robinson, Lynda Sexson, Daniel Lyons, William Trevor, Denis Johnson, Russell Banks, Ethan Canin, Andrea Lee, Raymond Carver · 2004

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This is a collection of 12 birthday stories from some of the most distinguished authors of recent years. The stories have been selected and introduced by Haruki Murakami.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thismagical realismmagical realismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 182 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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