Born bad

stories

1st ed.

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Author

Publication

1994 - Vintage Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archivebornbadstories00vach
Internet Archivebornbadstories0000vach
ISBN-100679753362
ISBN-139780679753360
LibraryThing136634

and 4 more

Library of Congress Control Number94015177
OCLC Control Number30156024
Better World Books9780679753360
Open LibraryOL1090930M

Classifications

DDC813/.54
LCCPS3572.A33 A6 1994

Description

From a writer whose novels have been acclaimed for their unflinching exploration of evil comes a brilliant collection of short stories--some never before published--that distill dread back down to its essence--and inject it straight into the reader's back brain. Andrew Vachss might have scissored his characters from today's headlines: a stalker prowling around an anonymous high-rise; a serial killer whose transgressions reflect a childhood of hideous abuse; an inner-city gunman who is willing to take out a blockful of victims in order to win a moment of acceptance.Tautly written and endowed with murderous ironic spin, Born Bad plunges us into the hell that lies just outside our bedroom windows.