Dating Miss Universe: Nine Stories

by Steven Polansky

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814208185
• ISBN13: 9780814208182
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

engaging and perplexing, just like a lot of people I meet!

A former student of Steve's, I was excited to read his collection of work. The characters who populate his novels are delusional, rife with feeling, and altogether "normal." This is, perhaps, a strange description, but Polansky's depiction of human nature engages and perplexes. It's like getting a glimpse into the heart and mind of that neighbor you haven't yet "figured out." After reading the stories, you may still not know what exactly makes your neighbor tick; Polansky tells the stories from the limited perspectives of his characters, but in the end, you arrive at some understanding of the "craziness"-the foibles, misperceptions, and obsessions--which drive both your neighbor and yourself.