Like a champion, stories, Vincent Chu
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Like a champion, stories, Vincent Chu
Language
eng
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Like a champion
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Vincent Chu
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stories
Summary
In eighteen stories that shine a light on people, who are far from champions, Like a Champion is an ode to underdogs and long shots, sad office parties and one-sided basketball games, disappointed worker bees and hopeful lovers. A lonely businessman on a cruise finds comfort in an unlikely companion. Two high school friends try to survive their last backyard wrestling match only to learn that not all endings can be choreographed. An expat teacher struggles with her new life overseas until a familiar stranger joins the faculty. A young woman fails to make progress in a strip mall boxing gym before discovering strength in her breaking point. Vincent Chu's work is funny and big-hearted, like the best short stories of Sherman Alexie, and imbued with a generosity and warmth that reminds us, that moments of glory can happen when we least expect it
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adult
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