Four stories by the Booker Prize-winning author. Includes The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios , the Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Ranking String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, by the American Composer John Morton, Manners of Dying, and The Mirror Machine, each in its entirety. Written earlier in Martels career, these tales display that startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon.