In piercing, unprettified prose, Terese Svoboda navigates the
terrain of alienation and loss. "I talk like a lady who knows what
she wants" is how the vagrant begins her story in "Trailer Girl."
As she struggles to rescue what she says is a wild girl hiding in
the gully, the neighbors become more certain than ever that the
child is imaginary-until there's a murder. Stark and disturbing,
"Trailer Girl" is the story of cycles of child abuse and the dream
to escape them. In "Psychic," a clairvoyant knows she's been hired
by a murderer, in "Leadership" a tiny spaceship lands between a boy
and his parents, in "Venice," a woman performs the Heimlich
maneuver on an ex-husband, then flees by gondola, and in "White," a
grandfather explains to his grandson how a family is like a
collection of chicken parts. Frequently violent, always passionate,
these often short short stories are full-strength, as strong and
precise as poetry.
General
| Imprint: |
Counterpoint
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2001 |
| First published: |
March 2001 |
| Authors: |
Terese Svoboda
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
244 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-58243-085-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
|
| LSN: |
1-58243-085-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781582430850 |
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