It seems that The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg have just been published, so I just read the final volume of her stories on my shelf, the out-of-print All Around Atlantis. I think it is one of her strongest collections. I usually don’t like the collected books of short stories, because they’re so big and unwieldy-I prefer these slim volumes that can be read in several sittings. It’s right up there with Under The 82nd Airborne. Eisenberg’s stories are usually distinguished by great dialogue and memorable characters. There are some interesting stories set in Central America, “Someone To Talk To,” “Across From A Lake,” and “Tlaloc’s Paradise” like most of those in Airborne. My favorite story was “Mermaids” about two young pre-adolescents trying to negotiate life among adults. I don’t think any of the stories were weak.
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