Five Hundred Poor

The title of this short story collection comes from Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, “Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.” These are ten stories of those five hundred poor, the jaded, the disillusioned, and the disenfranchised.

Titlul acestei colectii de nuvele provine din The Wealth of Nations a lui Adam Smith, „Oriunde exista proprietati mari exista o mare inegalitate. Pentru un om foarte bogat trebuie sa existe cel putin cinci sute de saraci, iar bogatia celor putini presupune indigenta celor multi.