A manual for cleaning women : selected stories
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2015].
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First edition.
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xxiv, 403 pages ; 22 cm
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult FictionFICTION BERLIN 2015On Hold Shelf
Spanish Springs Library - Adult FictionFICTION BERLIN 2015Checked OutApril 17, 2024

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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2015].
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Book
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First edition.
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English

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"Stories from a lost American classic "in the same arena as Alice Munro" (Lydia Davis) "In the field of short fiction, Lucia Berlin is one of America's best kept secrets. That's it. Flat out. No mitigating conditions." --Paul Metcalf A Manual for Cleaning Women compiles the best work of the legendary short-story writer Lucia Berlin. With her trademark blend of humor and melancholy, Berlin crafts miracles from the everyday--uncovering moments of grace in the cafeterias and Laundromats of the American Southwest, in the homes of the Northern California upper classes, and from the perspective of a cleaning woman alone in a hotel dining room in Mexico City. The women of Berlin's stories are lost, but they are also strong, clever, and extraordinarily real. They are hitchhikers, hard workers, bad Christians. With the wit of Lorrie Moore and the grit of Raymond Carver, they navigate a world of jockeys, doctors, and switchboard operators. They laugh, they mourn, they drink. Berlin, a highly influential writer despite having published little in her lifetime, conjures these women from California, Mexico, and beyond. Lovers of the short story will not want to miss this remarkable collection from a master of the form"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, L., & Emerson, S. (2015). A manual for cleaning women: selected stories (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, Lucia and Stephen, Emerson. 2015. A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, Lucia and Stephen, Emerson. A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, Lucia,, and Stephen Emerson. A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

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