Must I Weep for the Dancing Bear, and Other Stories

These stories by Louis Phillips reinforce his reputation throughout his more than thirty books of being imaginative, incisive, and entertaining. The voice is that of a young man, sometimes a teenager and sometimes a college student, who is learning about life and about work. Phillips captures these formative years brilliantly, creating a coming-of-age collection of stories. The characters change from story to story, but they consistently look at the world with a naivete and innocence which exudes great humor, great pathos, and great curiosity.