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On the Yankee Station is a short story collection by William Boyd. His first novel, A Good Man in Africa was published in 1981; this collection was published later that same year, and includes two stories featuring Morgan Leafy, the anti-hero of the novel.
- William Boyd
- 1981
30 de jun. de 2021 · Language. English. 187 pages ; 18 cm. Reprint. Originally published: London : H. Hamilton, 1981. Killing lizards -- Not yet, Jayette -- Bizarre situations --Hardly ever -- Next boat from Douala -- Gifts -- My girl in skin-tight jeans --Histoire vache -- On the Yankee Station. -- Bat-girl!
30 de jun. de 2011 · On the Yankee station : stories by Boyd, William, 1952-Publication date 1984 Publisher New York : W. Morrow Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks
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Wiliam Boyd, winner of the Whitbread and Somerset Maugham Awards, introduces unlikely heroes desperate to redeem their unsatisfying lives.From California poolsides to the battlegrounds of Vietnam, here is a world populated by weary souls who turn to fantasy as their sole escape from life's inequities.
Adolescent sex in a Scottish boys' public school ... Oddballs on the seedy side of America ... Murder in a quiet Devon cottage ... Comical, ironical or lacerating - wit is the keynote of these stories, which include two early adventures from the career of Morgan Leafy, glorious anti-hero of William Boyd's prize-winning novel ‘A Good Man in Africa’.
26 de jan. de 2011 · Wiliam Boyd, winner of the Whitbread and Somerset Maugham Awards, introduces unlikely heroes desperate to redeem their unsatisfying lives.From California poolsides to the battlegrounds of Vietnam, here is a world populated by weary souls who turn ...
