Descent of Man: Stories

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. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzalcóatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote.

Dark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the "evolution" of mankind has wrought.

Author: T. C. Boyle
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/27/1990
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.05w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780140299946

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/24/1990

About the Author
T. C. Boyle is a novelist and regular contributor to The New Yorker. His novels include World's End and The Tortilla Curtain, and he has also published numerous collections of short stories. A Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Southern California, he lives in Santa Barbara.