The imaginary lives of mechanical men : stories / by Randy F. Nelson.

The mechanical men in these stories-Industrial Age holdovers, outsiders wanting for relevance and respect, or overwhelmed people who confuse the certainties of one reality with the doubts of another-are cut off in some way from contemporary culture. Sometimes in these stories, which Randy F. Nelson...

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Main Author: Nelson, Randy F., 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2006.
Series:Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
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