Saroyan William. Collected Short Stories

15 short stories. — 58 p.
A selection of William Saroyan's short stories. His name was on the lips of two generations, and countries around the world clamored for his work. He was the only writer to turn down the Pulitzer Prize. Through his plays, short stories and novels, he exalted the mysteries of youth, pondered the impossibility of love, and spoke to this strange condition of being alive. Above all, he declared that the duty of a writer is to have one hell of a good time.CONTENTS: Dear Greta Garbo — Ever Fall in Love With a Midget? — The Trains — The Filipino and the Drunkard — What We Need Is Love and Money — The Barber Whose Uncle Had His Head Bitten off by a Circus Tiger — Five Ripe Pears — The Great Leapfrog Contest — Mr. Fleming and the Seven Wonders of the World — My Home, My Home — The Faraway Night — The Hummingbird That Lived Through Winter — The First Day of School — Bill McGee’s Brother — The Failure of Friends.