Descent of Man
T. C. Boyle · 1990
Seventeen short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tortilla Curtain, “the sort of writer who inspires even poker-faced writers to grin and start dusting off their superlatives” (The Washington Post Book World). “Descent of Man is loaded with energetic language. . . . Boyle is capable of the sublime.”—The New York Times Book Review In seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T. C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world.
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„Übrigens, meine Lieblingsgeschichte in Tod durch Ertrinken ist Abstammung. Würden Sie uns die ersten Sätze daraus vorlesen für uns? Selbstverständlich, selbstverständlich, gerne. Es werden eine Million Menschen zuhören.“
Wegner nennt die Kurzgeschichte 'Abstammung' (Descent of Man) aus Boyles Sammlung 'Tod durch Ertrinken' (Descent of Man) als seine Lieblingsgeschichte und bittet Boyle, daraus vorzulesen. Boyle liest daraufhin einen langen Abschnitt vor – die Geschichte handelt von einer Frau, die mit Schimpansen arbeitet und zunehmend tierische Züge annimmt.
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