Representing over 20 years of Frances Itani’s remarkablewriting, Poached Egg On Toast gathers her best work, plus sevennew stories, instantly revealing why she is among the top ranks of contemporaryfiction writers. Combining precise, subtle observation with a clear andunflinching eye for the human condition, this collection moves through manylocales—from a Quebec village to Bosnia, Japan and Austria. Wickedly funny,unbearably sad, these stories leave us with a renewed sense of humanity.