In this dazzling premier collection, Leni Zumas shines a bright
light into the far corners of a dark, dreamlike America populated
by a cast of characters on the brink of survival. With the Gothic
style of Flannery O'Connor, the urgent lyricism of Jayne Anne
Phillips, and the quirky humor of Sam Lipsyte and George Saunders,
Zumas blends a lyrical, poetic voice with remarkably original
storytelling. A teenage boy finds his blind mother making a pass at
his new best friend; a lonely woman works in a pillow factory by
day and at night tends to a menagerie of sick animals; an aspiring
witch is disillusioned by her spiritual shortcomings; a girl from a
town so small it doesn't exist on any map runs away with a rock
band. The odds stacked against them, these lovingly rendered
outsiders find redemption in the unlikeliest of circumstances.
Zumas so skillfully intertwines the utterly fantastic with the
absolutely believable that the reader has no choice but to follow
in fascination and wonder. Even the most surreal moments take on a
surprising familiarity, and the bleakest moments are imbued with
unexpected hope. To become engrossed in Zumas's world is a strange
and beautiful delight.
General
Imprint: |
Open City Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2008 |
First published: |
May 2008 |
Authors: |
Leni Zumas
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 146 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-890447-49-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
|
LSN: |
1-890447-49-8 |
Barcode: |
9781890447496 |
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