The Law of Averages: New & Selected Stories Frederick Barthelme Counterpoint 374 Pages
The tight, beautifully realized stories in Barthelme's latest collection deal with deceptively small events. A husband, despite his wife's censure, digs a sizeable hole in their backyard; a disenchanted office worker retreats into memories hardly better than the day at hand; a man tracks stocks on his computer. Arranged chronologically, the nearly thirty stories testify to Barthelme's remarkable powers of observation; he writes with authority, capturing within …
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