Ghostly Populations

by Jack Matthews

This collection of seventeen stories includes a tale about a man who keeps bumping into dead celebrities on city streets and an account of an elderly amnesia victim trying to reclaim his identity from the muggers who stole his wallet

184 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1986

About the author

Jack Matthews was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and former professor. He published 7 novels, 7 collections of short stories, a novella, and
8 volumes of essays. He was an avid book collector, and many of his book finds served as a basis for his essays and the historical topics he explored in his fiction. His 1972 novel The Charisma Campaigns was nominated for the National Book Award.

Here's a long interview with Jack Matthews from 2010 .

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I chose this library book mostly because of the Francesca Woodman photo on the cover.



It didn't disappoint.

One way of another, all the stories in this collection haunt you.