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Jeffrey Eugenides's bestselling novels Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides, and The Marriage Plot have shown him to be an astute observer of the crises of adolescence, self-discovery, family love, and what it means to be American in our time. The stories in Fresh Complaint explore equally rich - and intriguing - territory. Ranging from the reproductive antics of "Baster" to the dreamy, moving account of a young traveler's search for enlightenment in "Air Mail" selected by Annie Proulx for The Best American Short Stories 1997), this collection presents characters in the midst of personal and national emergencies. We meet a failed poet who, envious of other people's wealth during the real estate bubble, becomes an embezzler; a clavichordist whose dreams of art founder under the obligations of marriage and fatherhood; and, in "Fresh complaint," a high school student whose wish to escape the strictures of her immigrant family leads her to a drastic decision that upends the life of a middle-aged academic. Compellingly narrated, beautifully written, and packed with a density of ideas despite their fluid grace, these stories chart the development and maturation of a major American writer.