Ten sharply observed funny and wise new stories from the best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars stunning explorations of the mysteries of love and our complex desire for connection Ranging from youth to old age the voices that inhabit Problems with People offer tender unexpected and always tightly focused accounts of our quest to understand each other individually and as part of a political and historical moment These stories are shot through with tragedymdashthe long-ago loss of a young boyfriend a sonrsquos death at sea poignant reflections upon cultural and personal circumstancesmdashwhether it is being Jewish overweight and single or a tourist in a history-haunted land and paradigmatic questions about our sense of reality and belonging Spanning diverse geographiesmdashall across America and in countries as distant as Nepal and South Africamdashthese stories showcase David Gutersonrsquos signature gifts for characterization psychological nuance emotional and moral suspense and evocations of small-town life and the natural world They celebrate the ordinary yet brightening surprises that lurk within the dramas of our daily lives as well as the return of a contemporary American master to the form that launched his astonishing literary career.
