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Learning to Swim: And Other StoriesThe men and women in these spare, Kafkaesque stories are engaged in struggles that are no less brutal because they are fought by proxy. In Graham Swift's taut prose, these quiet combative relationships between a mismatched couple; an aging doctor and his hypochondriacal patient; a teenage refugee swept up in the conflict between an oppressively sentimental father and his rebellious son become a microcosm for all human cruelty and need. "Swift proves
The men and women in these spare, Kafkaesque stories are engaged in struggles that are no less brutal because they are fought by proxy. In Graham Swift's taut prose, these quiet combative relationships--between a mismatched couple; an aging doctor and his hypochondriacal patient; a teenage refugee swept up in the conflict between an oppressively sentimental father and his rebellious son--become a microcosm for all human cruelty and need. "Swift proves throughout this ambitious collection that he is a master of his language and the construction of provocative situations."--Houston ChronicleBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/03/1992
ISBN: 9780679739784
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.21w x 0.54d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/10/1992
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This book helped me a lot during nursing school. It condensed the information and only highlighted the most important facts that you need to know. It was helpful in being a complementary resource for my notes and the YouTube videos I watched.
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10/10 recommend, helps me so much on breaking down nursing school things, asks questions as the chapters go on & gives you access online to practice questions it helps a lot. Also my professor pulls majority of the questions from here 😉
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This book is comprehensive and very nice for any nursing students including those who are preparing for NCLEX exam.
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