The Dinner Party and Other Stories Author:Joshua Ferris The first collection of short stories from the critically acclaimed, prize winning author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour. Few writers encapsulate the deeply felt yearnings, heartbreaking absurdity, and redemptive humor of life quite like Joshua Ferris. — Full of the keenly observed, mordant wit that characterizes his beloved, award-wi... more »nning novels, the stories in THE DINNER PARTY are about people searching for answers in the aftermath of life's emotional fissures -- those abrupt, sometimes violent, moments that change lives forever.
From a disastrous gathering that exposes the cracks in a seemingly solid relationship, to a retired widower looking for connection in all the wrong places, to a man pathologically incapable of having a normal social interaction with his mover, these hilarious and profound stories confirm Ferris's stature as one of our most dazzingly talented contemporary authors.
The dinner party --
The valetudinarian --
The pilot --
A night out --
The breeze --
Ghost town choir --
More abandon (or whatever happened to Joe Pope?) --