Fools Paperback by Joan Silber

Product Details

• Publisher: WW Norton (2014-04-15)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 256 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780393348897
• Item Weight: 213.19 grams
• Dimensions: 20.88 x 14.12 x 1.55 cm

Longlisted for the National Book Award

"'Linked' doesn’t begin to describe the complex web Silber has woven…Emotionally, it’s astounding…[A] beautiful, intricate, and wise collection." —New York Times Book Review

When is it wise to be a fool for something? What makes people want to be better than they are? From New York to India to Paris, from the Catholic Worker movement to Occupy Wall Street, the characters in Joan Silber’s dazzling new story cycle tackles this question head-on.

About the Author

Joan Silber is the author of eight works of fiction. Among many awards and honors, she has won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.