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Hecatombs of Lake

Tom Ahern

Out of Print

A Sun & Moon title.

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“Like the best storytellers, Tom Ahern, in this collection of tales, not only stirs us with his unexpected revelations of human character but also dazzles us with the rightness of his prose.”
— Publishers Weekly

“Tom Ahern is one of the most exciting young prose writers I have read. This new collection of tales seems to me a major achievement.”
— John Ashbery

“Often Ahern’s stories have the feel of a tale, as though we are children sitting about a fire listening to some older, slower voice among us that takes great pleasure in spinning fantastic stories for our delight.”
— Perry Glasser, The North American Review

“Ahern’s reputation… proceeds from his wry sense of humor and the sureness of his voice.”
— Library Journal

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Contents

Chenken and Nartzarzen in Several Days on the Town
The Anatomist of Petrus Borel
The Discontent of Franz Boas
The New Life
An Implied Acquaintance
Unsophar and Onsopur
Monsters
Dr. Zifhart Leaves for Atlantic City
The Habbitson Stories
My Summer Scenes