Vital Signs: International Short Stories on Aging (Graywolf Short Fiction Series)
By Unknown Author.
Description
THE ELDERLY COMPRISE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING YET LEAST UNDERSTOOD POPULATIONS, AND HOW WE COME TO TERMS WITH AGING IS A MAJOR CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUE. VITAL SIGNS IS A REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION THAT OFFERS AN ILLUMINATING PERSPECTIVE ON AGING. THIS DIVERSE ANTHOLOGY CHALLENGES OUR PRECONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE LIVES OF OLD PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD. AUTHORS INCLUDE HENNIE AUCAMP, CHARLES MUNGOSHI, RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA, ELIZABETH JOLLEY, LESLIE MARMON SILKO, MAVIS GALLANT, ALICE WALKER, YASUNARI KAWABATA, JORGE LUIS BORGES, AND JAMAICA KINCAID, ...
ISBN(s)
1555971431, 9781555971434
