DO NOT MERGE this record with the one for the Australian publication with the same title. The contents are not the same.
This edition is composed of stories taken from two other Peter Carey collections: The Fat Man in History (1974) {The Fat Man in History, Peeling, A Windmill in the West, American Dreams} and War Crimes (1979) {War Crimes, "Do You Love Me?", The Chance, The Puzzling Nature of Blue, Exotic Pleasures, The Last Days of a Famous Mime}.
- From the copyright page: "First published in 1980 by Faber and Faber Limited."
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- This edition is not to be confused with the original collection of short stories The Fat Man in History (1974) which has the same name but different content.
- As per a statement on the copyright page, this edition is composed of stories taken from two other publications: The Fat Man in History (1974) {The Fat Man in History, Peeling, A Windmill in the West, American Dreams} and War Crimes (1979) {War Crimes, "Do You Love Me?", The Chance, The Puzzling Nature of Blue, Exotic Pleasures, The Last Days of a Famous Mime}.
