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The Point and Other Stories

by Charles D'Ambrosio · 1995

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From the winner of The Paris Review's 1993 Aga Khan Fiction Prize comes a stunning literary debut - a story collection breathtaking in its imaginative reach and full of light even in its darkest visions.

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 243 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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