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Whites

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Author Norman Rush
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Knopf | Vintage
On sale Sep 01, 1992 | 160 Pages | 978-0-679-73816-9
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Whether they are Americans, Brits, or a stubborn and suicidally moral Dutchman, Norman Rush's whites are not sure why they are in Botswana; their uncertainty makes them do odd things. Funny, sad, and deeply knowing, polished throughout to a diamond glitter, Whites is a magnificent collection of stories.



"Norman Rush is unusually gifted with a sense of place, and deep insights lie beneath the wit and irony of these stories...the best writing about Americans in Africa since Paul Theroux."--Nadine Gordimer



"Remarkable...each story is finished, each has a palpable rise and fall, a current of despair and humor and weariness and surprise...These are stories of bottled-up witness, stories that need telling."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bruns 
Near Pala 
Thieving 
Instruments of Seduction
Official Americans 
Alone in Africa
© Michael Lionstar
Norman Rush is the author of four works of fiction: Whites, a collection of stories, and three novels, Subtle Bodies, Mating, and Mortals. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Best American Short Stories. Mating was the recipient of the National Book Award. Rush and his wife live in Rockland County, New York. View titles by Norman Rush

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Whether they are Americans, Brits, or a stubborn and suicidally moral Dutchman, Norman Rush's whites are not sure why they are in Botswana; their uncertainty makes them do odd things. Funny, sad, and deeply knowing, polished throughout to a diamond glitter, Whites is a magnificent collection of stories.



"Norman Rush is unusually gifted with a sense of place, and deep insights lie beneath the wit and irony of these stories...the best writing about Americans in Africa since Paul Theroux."--Nadine Gordimer



"Remarkable...each story is finished, each has a palpable rise and fall, a current of despair and humor and weariness and surprise...These are stories of bottled-up witness, stories that need telling."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Bruns 
Near Pala 
Thieving 
Instruments of Seduction
Official Americans 
Alone in Africa

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© Michael Lionstar
Norman Rush is the author of four works of fiction: Whites, a collection of stories, and three novels, Subtle Bodies, Mating, and Mortals. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Best American Short Stories. Mating was the recipient of the National Book Award. Rush and his wife live in Rockland County, New York. View titles by Norman Rush

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