© by William Matthews
Sad Stories Told in Bars: The Reader's Digest Version Matches base text
Language: English
First I was born and it was tough on Mom [ ... ]
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First published in The New Yorker
First published in The New Yorker
Composition:
- Set to music by Paul Salerni (b. 1951), "Sad Stories Told in Bars: The Reader's Digest Version", 1991 [ mezzo-soprano, alto flute, mallet percussion (marimba/vibraphone), violin, and violoncello ], from Sad Stories, no. 2
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- by William Matthews , "Sad Stories Told in Bars: The Reader's Digest Version", copyright ©
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