Ten sharply observed, funny, and wise new stories from the best-selling author ofSnow Falling on Cedars: stunning explorations of the mysteries of love and our complex desire for connection.
Ranging from youth to old age, the voices that inhabit Problems with People offer tender, unexpected, and always tightly focused accounts of our quest to understand each other, individually, and as part of a political and historical moment. These stories are shot through with tragedy—the long-ago loss of a young boyfriend, a son’s death at sea; poignant reflections upon cultural and personal circumstances—whether it is being Jewish, overweight and single, or a tourist in a history-haunted land; and paradigmatic questions about our sense of reality and belonging. Spanning diverse geographies—all across America, and in countries as distant as Nepal and South Africa—these stories showcase David Guterson’s signature gifts for characterization, psychological nuance, emotional and moral suspense, and evocations of small-town life and the natural world. They celebrate the ordinary yet brightening surprises that lurk within the dramas of our daily lives, as well as the return of a contemporary American master to the form that launched his astonishing literary career.
David Guterson is the author of five novels: Snow Falling on Cedars, which won the PEN/Faulkner and the American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award;East of the Mountains; Our Lady of the Forest, a New York Times Notable Book and aLos Angeles Times and Seattle Post- Intelligencer Best Book of the Year;The Other; and Ed King. He is also the author of a previous story collection,The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; a poetry collection, Songs for a Summons;and two works of nonfiction, Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Senseand Descent: A Memoir of Madness. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he lives in Washington State.
David Guterson’s The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; East of the Mountains;Ed King; The Other; Our Lady of the Forest; and Snow Falling on Cedars are available in Vintage paperback.
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