false 147122 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 147122 8 808110 5 5 2000 Anthropology total:151|5:40|4:55|3:47|2:8|1:1| 151 578 216 24 85154 3.63 502 100 5693303 348598 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.71 103 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 5 2 false Wed Sep 05 04:41:38 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:56:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 63978098 2084583 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Jul 18 08:49:17 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 16:22:33 -0700 2009
That is a good thing.]]> 79755929 57158 7248014 1847675506 9781847675507 1 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7248014-anthropology 4.00 2 Anthropology consists of 101 stories, each around 120 words in length, and all working highly surreal variations around a single theme: relationships. A simple enough idea which is superlatively executed--the range and inventiveness of the texts within the strict format reveal a writer of formidable imaginative powers, able to move with ease from wit to farcical comedy to genuinely heartfelt evocations of loss and love. Each story is almost like a condensed novel, a distilled narrative that focuses on a particular moment, gesture or conversation, humorously unravelling the fragile structures and barely disguised inequalities that characterise the détente between the sexes.

If the stories are individually quirky, bizarre and amusing, paradoxically the incremental effect is one that is surprisingly revealing of the deep, tectonic instabilities in our relationships with partners and lovers.

If the touchstone of Anthropology is, in the end, a kind of disbelieving laughter, it is emphatically not observational humour, nor the bittersweet angst of wry comedy that dominates much contemporary fiction: Rhodes highlights the essential absurdity of heterosexual relationships, the fundamental incomprehension and misunderstandings that divide men and women. The wayward commandments of desire, the desperate mismatches of affection, the hilarious disjunctions of perception, the disequilibria of power, all are scrutinised in turn by the author's cool, deadpan prose; and the superficial equivalence of form mimics the fact that, while relationships may seem similar on the surface, each is uniquely odd, perverse or disfunctional.

The structure of the book is reminiscent of Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style, its tone occasionally recalls Donald Barthelme's elegant postmodern short fiction, but Anthropology nevertheless mines a seam distinctly its own: quirky, surreal, often wildly funny and cumulatively profound. --Burhan Tufail

]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 08:13:01 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 08:14:38 -0800 2009 47888813 1136415 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 09:39:09 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 18:00:20 -0700 2009 44265471 1405371 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 3 0 false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 05:38:29 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 05:39:44 -0800 2009 30649027 1009700 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 2 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:44:31 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 11:19:51 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 10868848 197936 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 09:01:39 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 14:40:40 -0800 2007 more...]]> 149241 16352 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Mar 03 10:14:33 -0800 2007 Sat May 30 20:41:26 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 27842302 1349151 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 3 0 false Mon Jul 21 07:20:17 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 13:25:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 10444600 563247 1447369 0375504214 9780375504211 4 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941m/1447369.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941s/1447369.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1447369.Anthropology 3.88 16 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 3 0 false Fri Dec 14 18:03:01 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 18:04:23 -0800 2007 9587663 633648 822297 184195649X 9781841956497 3 <![CDATA[Anthropology: 101 True Love Stories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178686394m/822297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178686394s/822297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/822297.Anthropology_101_True_Love_Stories 4.16 19 2000 4 0 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Nov 26 20:57:38 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 20:57:38 -0800 2007 28954412 125024 1447369 0375504214 9780375504211 4 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941m/1447369.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941s/1447369.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1447369.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 5 0 false Thu Jul 31 23:04:42 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 23:06:57 -0700 2008 6777272 413869 1447369 0375504214 9780375504211 4 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941m/1447369.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941s/1447369.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1447369.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Sep 25 11:53:05 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 12:01:09 -0700 2007 3590532 225246 1447369 0375504214 9780375504211 4 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941m/1447369.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183696941s/1447369.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1447369.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 5 0 false Thu Jul 26 12:59:22 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 12:59:22 -0700 2007 32122708 67414 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 15:16:35 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 15:17:30 -0700 2008 14332974 131427 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Fri Feb 01 19:53:43 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:53:43 -0800 2008
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"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 17:47:24 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 17:49:57 -0700 2007 1291407 74498 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri May 18 07:32:18 -0700 2007 Fri May 18 07:50:41 -0700 2007 18063721 1003409 147122 1841956147 9781841956145 15 <![CDATA[Anthropology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438m/147122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172184438s/147122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147122.Anthropology 3.83 151 story number 13 from Anthropology

"My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl."

In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before.
        Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 18 20:11:05 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 20:12:51 -0700 2008 1573956 108667 822297 184195649X 9781841956497 3 <![CDATA[Anthropology: 101 True Love Stories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178686394m/822297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178686394s/822297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/822297.Anthropology_101_True_Love_Stories 3.83 151 2000 5 0 false Thu May 31 19:17:52 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 08:29:26 -0700 2007 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=147122