Atavists: Stories Eric Klinenberg No more swatting or toxic

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Reflecting the wisdom of a long lifetime

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Atavists: Stories Eric Klinenberg No more swatting or toxicThe word atavism, coined by a botanist and popularized by a criminologist, refers to the resurfacing of a primitive evolutionary trait or urge in a modern being. This inventive collection from Lydia Millet offers overlapping tales of urges ranging from rage to jealousy to yearning a fluent triumph of storytelling, rich in ideas and emotions both petty and grand. The titular atavists include an underachieving, bewildered young bartender; a middle aged