Descent of Man: Stories
T. Coraghessan Boyle, Author Penguin Books $16 (240p) ISBN 978-0-14-029994-6
Depicting Lassie, Idi Amin, chimps and a Norse poet, ``Boyle has X-ray vision when he considers the incongruities of the way we live and the things we do. He manages to find weak spots, capitalize on them, build from them wild and absurd stories that give a new dimension to black humor,'' observed PW . (Sept.)
Details
Reviewed on: 08/01/1990
Release date: 07/01/1990
Genre: Fiction
Hardcover - 219 pages - 9780316104692
Hardcover - 219 pages - 9780070069565
Paperback - 240 pages - 9780140299946
Paperback - 219 pages - 9780140092868