Stories from the 'Twilight of the Superheroes'

Fresh Air | By Maureen Corrigan

Published February 21, 2006 at 1:29 PM EST

Twilight of the Superheroes: Stories is a collection of short stories by Deborah Eisenberg that describe the attack on the World Trade Center and its aftermath.

Deborah Eisenberg has won a host of awards for her short stories, which have earned her comparisons to Alice Munro, Henry James, and other masters of the form.

Maureen Corrigan

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of and contributor to Mystery and Suspense Writers (Scribner) and the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2019, Corrigan was awarded the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle.

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