Brawler. Stories

A stunning, fierce collection from a master of the short story and one of the most important writers of our time. Read alone, each story in this collection is an individual triumph-bold, agile, and packed with power. Read together, they hum in exhilarating resonance. Ranging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region-from New England to Florida to California-these nine stories reflect and expand upon a shared theme : the ceaseless battle between humans' dark and light angels.
Anchored by profound insight into human nature, Brawler reveals the repeated turning points between love and fear, compassion and violence, reason and instinct, altruism and what it takes to survive.