Damned If I Do: Stories
Damned If I Do: Stories by Percival Everett is a collection of short stories published by Graywolf Press on November 1, 2004. This first paperback edition comprises 208 pages and is presented in English. The book features a range of characters, including a cop, a cowboy, and several fly fishermen, each navigating humorous and revealing situations that reflect on human nature.
Readers will encounter a variety of narratives that blend satire with insights into race and prejudice. The stories include an old man involved in a high-speed car chase after stealing a car and a stranger who takes on a job at a sandwich shop, addressing various personal and social issues along the way. Percival Everett’s storytelling offers a unique perspective on the complexities of life, making this collection a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition.
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Damned If I Do is an exceptional new collection of short stories by Percival Everett, author of the highly praised and wickedly funny novel Erasure
People are just naturally hopeful, a term my grandfather used to tell me was more than occasionally interchangeable with stupid.
A cop, a cowboy, several fly fishermen, and a reluctant romance novelist inhabit these revealing and often hilarious stories. An old man ends up in a high-speed car chase with the cops after stealing the car that blocks the garbage bin at his apartment building. A stranger gets a job at a sandwich shop and fixes everything in sight: a manual mustard dispenser, a mouthful of crooked teeth, thirty-two parking tickets, and a sexual-identity problem.
Percival Everett is a master storyteller who ingeniously addresses issues of race and prejudice by simultaneously satirizing and celebrating the human condition.
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