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Contents
Magic acts -- Appetites -- Damages -- Driving home -- The future tense -- Dreaming before sleep -- Friendly fire -- The world with my mother still in it -- As needed -- All these gifts -- My real life
Abstract
Friendly Fire describes how we are sometimes brought down by those we love. Kathryn Chetkovich's stories detail the lives of women finding their way in a contemporary world where the traditional maps of love, family, and community are no longer particularly reliable.
Series Title
John Simmons Short Fiction Award
Award Date
1998
Judge
Dybek, Stuart
Publication Date
1998
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
City
Iowa City
Total Pages
116
ISBN of Print Version
9780877456438
Keywords
Women
Rights
Copyright © 1998 by Kathryn Chetkovich. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Recommended Citation
Chetkovich, Kathryn. Friendly Fire. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1998.
https://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/33