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In these ten stories, Robert Cohen, author of the widely acclaimed Inspired Sleep, applies his dazzling style and trademark wit to a group of men poised between revelation and despair.
A psychology professor's lecture segues into a confession of an embarrassing affair. A recently divorced man arrives a haft hour late to a bachelor party to find that the frightened groom has already sent everyone else home. A reclusive writer visits a small college at the invitation of a former student, and pretty much nothing goes right. Often wincingly insightful, The Varieties of Romantic Experience is a touchingly hilarious and generous collection that explores the often-porous boundaries between masculinity and humanity in contemporary life.
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In the title story of this dazzling comic collection, a psychology professor delivers a lecture that segues into a confession of an embarrassing affair. An elderly man worried that his life is going downhill heads to an Indian casino in hopes of some relief. A recently divorced man arrives half an hour late to a bachelor party to find that the frightened groom has sent everyone else home. A reclusive writer visits a small college at the invitation of a former student, and nothing goes right. Funny and generous, these stories are virtuoso performances-moving forays into disconcertingly familiar territory that line the often slippery boundaries between masculinity and humanity in American life.
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In these ten stories, the author of the widely acclaimed "Inspired Sleep" applies his dazzling style and trademark wit to a group of men poised between revelation and despair.
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