false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173799878m/329266.jpg 329266 3 <p> The well-meaning protagonists of <i>Brief Encounters with Che Guevara</i> are caught&#8212;to both disastrous and hilarious effect&#8212;in the maelstrom of political and social upheaval surrounding them. Ben Fountain's prize-winning debut speaks to the intimate connection between the foreign, the familiar, and the inescapably human. </p> 319876 2006 Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories (P.S.) total:438|5:98|4:211|3:103|2:22|1:4| 438 1691 690 112 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 21:12:09 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 21:21:01 -0800 2009
seriously, though, the prose is beautiful. you should read it just for that.

i liked that he didn't try to tie his stories up in an artificially neat (or messy) way.

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Once published individually in the bold pages of prestigious publications like Harper’s Magazine and The Paris Review, “Brief Encounters with Che Guevara” is a collection of short stories by Ben Fountain, th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 20:28:34 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 20:28:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 21 17:11:26 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 17:11:46 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 06:07:40 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 19:17:37 -0700 2007 Barcelona, I just read this book of stories on a trip to the finger lakes of Northern Michigan.

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