In the Miro District and Other Stories

by Peter Taylor

Book Overview

In this magnificent collection of eight exquisite short stories: A Tennessee man ponders his sister's marriage -- and his parents' strange participation in its undoing. A country cousin staying with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394410610
• ISBN13: 9780394410616
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

the American Chekhov

Peter Taylor is one of the few writers who can stand toe to toe with Chekhov, and their work has a lot in common. Their characters are complex and full-blown. Their stories are subtle but stick in the mind and you may find yourself reinterpreting them long after you read them. But unlike Chekhov, Peter Taylor didn't publish a great deal -- a few books of short stories, a couple of short novels or novellas, some poems, a play or two. It's all so good that it's hard to pick a favorite, but this may be mine. This is real fiction for real adults.