A river in Egypt
Means, David, 1961-2019
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In his masterful story 'A River in Egypt', David Means paints a portrait of a moment. Cavanaugh and his young son are suspended; trapped in what a nurse calls 'the sweat chamber', where the boy will be tested for cystic fibrosis. Cavanaugh has brought distractions - spasmodic action figures, malformed toy trucks - but they do little to alter the frustration of the sick child screaming, or to alleviate the anxiety of the time spent waiting for 'some exactitude in the form of a diagnosis'.
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A river in Egypt / David Means.
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London : Faber & Faber, 2019.
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48 pages ; 16 cm.
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ISBN:
9780571352494 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Language:
English
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BRN:
2725228
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