Emperor of the Air

by Ethan Canin

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Summary

Highly acclaimed and wildly successful, Ethan Canin's first book combines exquisite precision, humor, and a rare maturity of observation, capturing those miraculous moments when life opens up and presents itself to us. Here are short stories by a writer under thirty that aren't about existential emptiness. Full of life, rich with personal history, plot, and revelation, the stories in Empeor of the Air are the work of an extraordinarily gifted young writer."Startling...These stories transcend the ordinariness of human voices." --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times "A glowing first book." --Boston Globe "Full of surprises, unexpected flights...The stories in Emperor of the Air vault with energy." -- Rhoda Koeing, New York "Ethan Canin's short stories are dazzling--at times breathtaking, at other times heartbreaking." -- Walker Percy

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