A short-story collection from one of America's brightest young
talents. In one of these intensely imaginative stories a young
woman's furniture walks out on her. In another, the narrator feels
compelled to deliver a takeout order that has incorrectly been
phoned in to her. In a third, the petty details of a property
transaction illuminate the complicated dependences and loves of a
family. Following spiralling paths towards utterly logical,
entirely absurd conclusions, Galchen's creations occupy a dreamlike
dimension, where time is fluid and identities are best defined by
the qualities they lack. The tales in this groundbreaking
collection are secretly in conversation with canonical stories,
allowing the reader the pleasure of discovering familiar favourites
in new guises. Here 'The Lost Order' covertly recapitulates James
Thurber's 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', while 'The Region of
Unlikeness' playfully mirrors Jorge Luis Borges's 'The Aleph'. By
turns realistic, fantastical and lyrical, all these marvellously
uneasy stories share a deeply emotional core and are written in
dryly witty, pitch-perfect prose. Whether exploring the tensions in
a mother-daughter relationship or the finer points of time travel,
Galchen is a writer of eye-opening ingenuity.
General
Imprint: |
Fourth Estate
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2015 |
Authors: |
Rivka Galchen
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-754877-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-00-754877-X |
Barcode: |
9780007548774 |
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