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“daniel orozco”

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  • Orientation and Other Stories

    by Daniel Orozco ...
    Nine "darkly funny, profoundly compassionate" short stories exploring the nature of loneliness and human interaction in contemporary society ( More)."The stories in Daniel Orozco's debut collection convey a sense of workplace alienation that would make Karl Marx cringe. . . . A treat." — The New York Times Book ReviewA Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Short Story Collections titleBreakfast's boile... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Orientation: A Story

    And Other Stories

    by Daniel Orozco ...
    Orientation introduces a writer at the height of his powers, whose work surely invites us to reassess the landscape of American fiction.A new employee's first-day office tour includes descriptions of other workers' most private thoughts and actions."Orientation" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection of the same name, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and ... Read more

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  • The Bridge

    A Short Story

    by Daniel Orozco ...
    A young bridge painter is awakened from the hum of daily routine by a face-to-face encounter with a woman in free fall."The Bridge" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection Orientation, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of ... Read more

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  • Temporary Stories

    A Short Story

    by Daniel Orozco ...
    A triptych chronicling the unexpectedly epic adventures of an ordinary office temp."Temporary Stories" appears in Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection Orientation, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of late-night supermarket trips for ... Read more

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  • Officers Weep

    A Short Story

    by Daniel Orozco ...
    A love affair blooms between two officers in the impartially worded pages of a police blotter."Officers Weep" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection Orientation, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of late-night supermarket ... Read more

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  • Overtime

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    by Charles Stross ...
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  • The King Arthur Trilogy Book One: Dragon's Child

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