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Reviewed on April 15, 2006
McGuane's reputation is based on his early novels, includingThe Bushwhacked Piano (1971) andPanama (1978). More recently he has also become an accomplished essayist, but this new collection of stories suggests that short fiction may be his true calling. Most of these tales depict desperate men well past their midlife crises. They have mastered various skills but have little control over their daily lives. In "T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More