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false <![CDATA[Fitting Ends (Ballantine Reader's Circle)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172784311m/216526.jpg 216526 3 Fitting Ends is the first collection of fiction by the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist Among the Missing and now appears in this newly revised edition with two never before collected stories. Written before Among the Missing and originally published by Northwestern University Press, Fitting Ends features thirteen stories detailing the almost panicked angst of the American generation now approaching thirty. Struggling with gaps between youthful expectations and adult experiences, these characters long for understanding and acceptance—but are thwarted by failed love, family disruptions, numbing work, and sexual confusion. Chaon is one of the most promising new voices in fiction, and this re-issued collection offers further evidence of his unique talent. “The best of these stories . . . possess a rare, disorienting force. When you look up from them, the quality of light seems a little different. It’s a reminder to those of us who have almost forgotten what literature can sometimes do.” —Boston Book Review “The most honest, observant and timely book written this year about the American generation now approaching thirty . . . Chaon speaks with clarity of feeling, and more than a little oddball wit, about the lives of those left behind the demographic curve of America—men and woman with pointless jobs, doughy faces, soured relationships, bad credit. . . . Each story pulls you into its subtle emotional vortex, largely because of Chaon’s knack for simple but poignant detail.” —New York Newsday “Remarkable . . . Each story is a marvel of complexity, dense with meaning and nuance. . . . Very few first works are as solid, moving, and pitch-perfect as Chaon’s.” —The Cleveland Plain Dealer “[AN] OFTEN PERCEPTIVE, LUCID VOICE.” —The New York Times Book Review 209633 1995 Fitting Ends (Ballantine Reader's Circle) total:100|5:32|4:44|3:16|2:6|1:2| 100 398 167 11 2 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 18:01:49 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 07:50:54 -0800 2009 Dan Chaon and his other short fiction collection, Among the Missing. This earlier collection is not as effective as his later work.more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:01:45 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 08:20:24 -0700 2009 My Sister's Honeymoon, Going Out, and Transformations. more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 16:36:01 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 11:03:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Dec 20 11:55:43 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 11:55:54 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Feb 28 13:00:01 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 13:01:10 -0800 2009 ]]> 0 0 false false Mon Nov 10 10:43:12 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 10:43:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 16 20:19:56 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 20:22:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 13:26:44 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 13:27:29 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Jan 14 12:25:22 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 12:25:22 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Mar 06 14:16:49 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 14:16:49 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Aug 20 14:57:23 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 14:57:30 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:41:21 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:41:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 10:01:19 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 10:01:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 18:49:05 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 18:49:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 07:44:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 07:44:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 16:09:13 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:09:19 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 05 08:50:38 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:50:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 16:06:41 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 16:06:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 29 06:19:11 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 06:19:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Oct 31 13:57:23 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 13:55:15 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 13:55:15 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=216526