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In the Walled City

Stewart O'Nan is one of the most highly acclaimed fiction writers of his generation, selected by Granta as one of the Best Young American Novelists and hailed by The New York Times as "a master." Grove Press is proud to issue his award-winning debut In the Walled Cityin paperback. Winner of the prestigious Drue Heinz Prize in 1993 — selected by a panel chaired by Tobias Wolff — O'Nan's collection In the Walled Cityfeatures twelve stories that delve into the lives and souls of an astonishing range of characters, from an old Chinese grocer to a young policeman separated from his family and descending into madness. Intimate and generous, these stories brilliantly illuminate the connections that bind us and the obligations and sorrows of love.

Setting
20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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