Bullet in the Brain

by Tobias Wolff · 1995

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This collection of short stories by Tobias Wolff is built around its title tale, in which Anders, a self-assured book critic, has his life thrown into doubt after being shot during a robbery. Lying wounded, he is forced to reckon with what he has valued and what he has neglected. The other stories gather ordinary people at moments of decision, disappointment and quiet revelation, rendered with the author's careful attention to small, telling detail.

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