Games and rituals : stories / Katherine Heiny.
| Author/creator | Heiny, Katherine author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 218 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Chicken-flavored and lemon-scented -- Damascus -- Twist and shout -- Turn back, turn back -- Games and rituals -- CobRa -- 561 -- Pandemic behavior -- Bridesmaid, revisited -- King Midas -- Sky bar. |
| Abstract | "The beloved author of Early Morning Riser ("The funniest novel of the year." The Washington Post) brings us twelve glittering stories of love--friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts--in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny's characters range from mischievous and edgy to tenderly touching. In "Damascus," a mother fears her teenage son is making the same youthful mistakes she did, only to realize that he is wiser than she had understood. In "Twist and Shout," Ericka's elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for a cashew. In "Turn Back, Turn Back," a bedtime story coupled with a receipt for a Starbucks babyccino reveal a struggling actor's deception. And in "561," Charlene pays the true price of infidelity when she is forced to help her husband's ex-wife move out of the family home. ("It's like you're North Korea and South Korea... But would North Korea help South Korea move?") From one of today's most accomplished bard's of modern life--of waking up in the wrong bed, wearing the wrong shoes, being late for the wrong job, but being loved by the right people--a fresh and satisfying work of glorious humor and immense kindness. |
| General note | "This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Heiny, Katherine. Games and rituals New York City : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023 9780735243132 |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Domestic fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Humorous fiction. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Humorous fiction. |
| Genre/form | Domestic fiction. |
| LCCN | 2022023592 |
| ISBN | 9780525659518 hardcover |
| ISBN | 052565951X hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780593082737 paperback |
| ISBN | 0593082737 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |