A collection of the American author's short stories. They are stories of love and squalor, set in a world in which momentary glimpses of brightness - sea, cloud... » 

A collection of the American author's short stories. They are stories of love and squalor, set in a world in which momentary glimpses of brightness - sea, clouds, light, the East River, a wife in a torn slip at the dressing table - contend with time, social change and the chaos of history. «