Collected shorts=rich dish, ready for small bites, but here I am greedy & nauseous after 900 pgs. Intricate & disorienting. Turns of phrase woven so tightly. Precise language coupled with big narrative gaps. Attention must be paid. Comedy of manners. Class, culture, ex-pats, domesticity, wartime politics. Imagery. Toddler in playpen=heavyweight champ in ring. Remarkable, in a language all her own. (But a bit much too muchness?) Pace your read.1996