Signal
About This Novel
Written with compassion and humor, this is a selection of new short stories by Tim Gautreau, a representative writer from the contemporary American South. "Signal" includes twelve new short stories by contemporary American southern writer Tim Gautreau and nine masterpieces selected from his first two short story collections, representing the highest level of Gautreau's short story creation. Most of these stories take place in his beloved Louisiana, along the Mississippi River, and some in North Carolina and Minnesota in the depths of winter. Readers feel as if they are immersed in the hot and humid atmosphere of the American South. They see the men and women in the story struggling with their beliefs and various concerns, as well as their small town life and blue-collar work. A rare radio, a magical sewing machine in an abandoned safe, barges on the Mississippi River, card games and casinos, grandparents and children and grandchildren... Their stories lead to absurd, disturbing or sublime endings. In 2017, "The Signal" was named a book of the year by the Wall Street Journal and NPR.
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The furnace repairman's lament
There is no betrayal, and the choices of both parties are understandable. I just don't want to take responsibility, and I don't want to be a cold bad guy, so I only give small favors.
Julian still has a soft heart in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have said that he was thinking about the residents and the time they needed to leave, and would not be a bad landlord.
Julian finally got what he wanted and inherited the old house, but it was a pity that he was not happy. After all, time had passed no matter what, and he could never go back to those days in the past.
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Official(3)Scraped 19d ago
The furnace repairman's lament
There is no betrayal, and the choices of both parties are understandable. I just don't want to take responsibility, and I don't want to be a cold bad guy, so I only give small favors.
Julian still has a soft heart in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have said that he was thinking about the residents and the time they needed to leave, and would not be a bad landlord.
Julian finally got what he wanted and inherited the old house, but it was a pity that he was not happy. After all, time had passed no matter what, and he could never go back to those days in the past.
