A masterful work. Most of them written in a thirty day period, in which Saroyan promised to send the editors od Story magazine a story a day for thirty days. He proceeded to do this and this book made Saroyan an instant celebrity.
Saroyan eventually went on to win the Pulitzer for his play "The Time of You Life", but turned it down.
This book was a stunner when it first appeared. The simple yet poetic language ran against the trend of the times.
Saroyan is a nearly forgotten genius, yet his influence is evident in even his enemies, like Ernest Hemingway.
Buy this book, read it, and then give it to somebody. They will thank you and so will I.