Thirteen Stories and Thirteen Epitaphs Angela Von Der Lippe Iris prepares to say good-bye

Iris prepares to say good-bye to a future that is suddenly far from certain

from disinformation campaigns to advanced satellite weapons

As a principal of The Negotiation Group

Perrotta is that rare combination: a satirist with heart

Matthews is a wise and fine poet and a funny person

Thirteen Stories and Thirteen Epitaphs Angela Von Der Lippe Iris prepares to say good-byeThis stunning new collection of stories confirms William T. Vollmann's growing reputation as the American writer whose books tower over the work of his contemporaries by virtue of their enormous range, huge ambition, stylistic daring, wide learning, audacious innovation, and sardonic wit (Washington Post Book World). All these qualities are in evidence in this collection in which the character of the writer and that of some of his intimates both real