Thom Jones made his literary debut in The New Yorker in 1991. Within six months his stories appeared in Harper's, Esquire, Mirabella, Story, Buzz, and in The New Yorker twice more. "The Pugilist at Rest" - the title story from this...

"Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine: Stories" von Thom Jones ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die sich durch kraftvolle und eindringliche Erzählungen auszeichnen. Die Geschichten erkunden die Kämpfe und Triumphe gewöhnlicher...

Offers a brutal and authentic vision of the human condition, in a world without mercy or redemption. 'A small masterpiece, vividly imagined, wonderful in all ways' Joyce Carol Oates, "New Yorker" von Jones, Thom