A man bets all he has on a horserace to pay for an expensive operation for his dog. A young refugee wants to box her way straight off the boat to the top of the sport. Old friends talk all night after meeting up by chance. She imagines their future together...Stories about people who have lost out in life and in love, and about their hopes for one really big win, the chance to make something of their lives. In silent apartments, desolate warehouses, prisons and down by the river, Meyer strikes the tone of our harsh times, and finds the grace notes, the bright lights shining in the dark.IntroductionLittle deathWaiting for South AmericaThe shotgun, the street lamp, and Mary MonroeFatty lovesOf dogs and horsesI'm still hereAll the lightsRiding the railsThe short happy life of Johannes VettermanA trip to the riverIn the ashesA ship will comeYour hair is beautifulCarriage 29THe old man buries his beasts
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All the Lights
A man bets all he has on a horserace to pay for an expensive operation for his dog. A young refugee wants to box her way straight off the boat to the top of the sport. Old friends talk all night after meeting up by chance. She imagines their future together...Stories about people who have lost out in life and in love, and about their hopes for one really big win, the chance to make something of their lives. In silent apartments, desolate warehouses, prisons and down by the river, Meyer strikes the tone of our harsh times, and finds the grace notes, the bright lights shining in the dark.IntroductionLittle deathWaiting for South AmericaThe shotgun, the street lamp, and Mary MonroeFatty lovesOf dogs and horsesI'm still hereAll the lightsRiding the railsThe short happy life of Johannes VettermanA trip to the riverIn the ashesA ship will comeYour hair is beautifulCarriage 29THe old man buries his beasts
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