The Pugilist at Rest: And Other Stories by Thom Jones

The Pugilist at Rest: And Other Stories

Thom Jones

240 pages first pub 1993 (view editions)

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Thom Jones's magnificent collection of stories presents a brutal vision of the human condition, in a world without mercy or redemption. The Pugilist at Rest gives us an America of Vietnam vets and ex-boxers, of bitter lovers in trailer parks, of l...

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