A Few Short Journeys of the Heart(1994)
A surreal and nightmarish selection of short stories derived from the cult collection Dirty Faxes, refracted through the neurosis of a middle-aged writer.
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Cook/Dore/Rust
Colette/German Girl/Gisella
Fierce Man/Tim Bone
Marie/Nadia
Blank/German/Old Geezer
Drunk
1st Hotel Guy/Smiler
Hairdresser/Loretta/Woman
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A surreal and nightmarish selection of short stories derived from the cult collection Dirty Faxes, refracted through the neurosis of a middle-aged writer.
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1994-08-10
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