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The ghost variations : one hundred stories Cover Image Book

The ghost variations : one hundred stories / Kevin Brockmeier.

Brockmeier, Kevin, (author.). Brockmeier, Kevin. Notable social event. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Guidance counselor. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Hatchet, several candlesticks, a pincushion, and a top hat. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Milo krain. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Amnesia. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Long chain of yesterdays. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Hitchhiker. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Wishes. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. How to play. (Added Author). Brockmeier, Kevin. Moment, however small. (Added Author).

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"The author of the acclaimed novel The Brief History of the Dead now gives us one hundred funny, poignant, scary, and thought-provoking ghost stories that explore all aspects of the afterlife. A spirit who appears in a law firm reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, a man haunted by the trees cut down to build his house, nefarious specters that snatch anyone who steps into the shadows in which they live, and parakeets that serve as mouthpieces for the dead--these are just a few of the characters Kevin Brockmeier presents in this extraordinary compendium of spectral emanations and their wildly various purposes in (after) life. These tales are by turns playful, chilling, and philosophical, paying homage to the genre while audaciously subverting expectations. The ghosts in these pages are certain to haunt you well after you've closed the book"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781524748838
  • ISBN: 1524748838
  • Physical Description: 267 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, 2021.

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Ghost stories, American.
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Ghost stories.
Fiction.

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