Tip on a Dead Jockey and Other Stories
Short story collection by Irwin Shaw / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tip on a Dead Jockey and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction by Irwin Shaw published by Random House in 1957.[1]
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First edition | |
Author | Irwin Shaw |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1957 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 242 |
OCLC | 287548 |
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The stories in this fifth collection are reflective of Shaw's "voluntary exile" in Paris in the post-war years, and the experiences of his fellow American expatriates in Europe.[2] The title piece "Tip on a Dead Jockey" is among Shaw's most admired short stories.[3]
The story was adapted to a film of the same name by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1957 and starring Robert Taylor and Dorothy Malone.[4]