Brawler Stories

A stunning, fierce collection from a master of the short story and one of the most important writers of our time Read alone, each story in Lauren Groff’s electric collection is an individual triumph, bold, agile, and packed with power. Read together, they hum in exhilarating resonance. Ranging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region -- from New England to Florida to California -- these nine stories reflect and expand upon a shared theme: the ceaseless battle between humans’ dark and light angels. “In every human there is both an animal and a god wrestling unto death,“ one character tells us. Among those we see caught in this match are a young woman suddenly responsible for her disabled sibling, a hot-tempered high school swimmer in need of an adult, a mother blinded by the loss of her family, and a banking scion endowed with a different kind of inheritance. Motivated by love, impeded by the double edges of other peoples’ good intentions, they try to do the right thing for as long as they can. Precise, surprising, and provocative, anchored by profound insight into human nature,

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lauren Groff, Groff Lauren
• Editore: Riverhead
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 24.02.2026
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi
• EAN: 9798217183494
• ISBN: 9798217183494
• Numero di pagine: 275
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13 x 20.4 x 2 cm
• Categorie: Drama, Romance, Essays, classic, Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Feminism, FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, Relationships, Love, Marriage, Short Story, Short Stories, Fiction, family, romance books, Novella, Writing, Friendship, Literary, anthology, Book Club, short story collection, Novels, women's fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, fiction books, books fiction, gifts for women, women gifts, realistic fiction books, short stories collections, short story anthology, long story short, gifts for her, relationship books