Publisher's Synopsis
Twenty-four short stories round out this collection of well-honed social consciousness and complex characters. Andrés Berger-Kiss upholds the virtues of the common man in his stories while often weaving a delicate thread of whimsy through many of his stories, such as in the award-winning title story, ""The Sharpener."" Many of his characters are not strangers to hope, and the inspiration they seek-or provide to others-is transmitted through the author's deeply moving prose and his clear vision of reality.
