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“My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain” (short story)

My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain: A Short Film

By , on February 27, 2013

An adaptation of T. C. Boyle’s classic short story

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T. C. Boyle’s “My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain” (2010)

By , on February 27, 2013

A classic short story about the desperate acts and philosophical consolations of a middle-aged man who has become romantically obsessed with one of his neighbors. Read More

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My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain— The Film Adaptation

on February 27, 2013

Filmmaker Adam Hall on capturing the dark magic of a T. C. Boyle short story

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