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The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel (2006) is a landmark volume gathering four previously published collections spanning roughly 20 years: Reasons to Live (1985), At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom (1990), Tumble Home (1997), and The Dog of the Marriage (2005).

: Reviewers from The New York Times note her ability to capture a "vivid present" through first-person narrators who are often "smart, damaged loners". The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

The collection received overwhelming critical acclaim, often described as a "literary event". The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel (2006) is