The Smallest People Alive (Carnegie Mellon Series in Short Fiction) (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Smallest People Alive A collection of short stories by Keith Banner.
Full description- Publisher: Carnegie Mellon
- Published: 01 January 2004
- Format: Paperback 264 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780887484261 ISBN 10: 0887484263
Full description for The Smallest People Alive
In The Smallest People Alive, Keith Banner writes about people and situations many times ignored by other fiction writers. These are stories focused on lives outside the mainstream, and yet they are invested with precision, tenderness and artistry. The title story, awarded an O. Henry Prize, chronicles the lives of two boyhood friends, one who is recovering from a suicide attempt, the other trying to figure out how he can help. In their stumbling allegiance to each other, they find a sort of solace, and as the story reaches its conclusion, the reader is given an intimate view of what it means to wake up from a nightmare and realize you have to go on living, even though life may not be worth it all of the time.
