The House of Breathing

by Gail Jones

Book Overview

The invasion of East Timor, the sinking of the Titanic, Freud's encounter with an "imbecile dwarf," astronomy, pregnancy, Tiananmen Square, a remote Aboriginal community: these historical episodes and narratives inspire the fourteen superb and engaging short stories in The House of Breathing, winner of four major Australian literary prizes. Concerned with the extremes of human experience, Jones's stories give fictional form to a wide range of philosophical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807614556
• ISBN13: 9780807614556
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: George Braziller
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"