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Small odysseys : Selected Shorts presents 35 new stories / edited by Hannah Tinti ; foreword by Neil Gaiman.

Tinti, Hannah, (editor.). Gaiman, Neil, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"A collection of never-before-published short stories by many of our most preeminent authors as well as up-and-coming superstars. Published in partnership with the beloved literary radio program and live show Selected Shorts."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781643751993
  • ISBN: 1643751999
  • Physical Description: xx, 311 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Departures. The king of bread / Luis Alberto Urrea -- Goodbye to the road not taken / A.M. Homes -- The double life of the cockroach's wife / Helen Phillips -- Cane and roses: a manifesto / Edwidge Danticat -- Persephone rides at the end of days / Carmen Maria Machado -- Unicorn me / Elizabeth Crane -- Lessons with father / Jai Chakrabarti -- iPhone SE / Weike Wang -- The hole / Patrick Cottrell -- Noseless / Namwali Serpell -- Infidelity / Jac Jemc -- Death by printer / Mira Jacob. Journeys. Options / Lesley Nneka Arimah / Sleepless / Michael Cunningham -- A survey of recent American happenings told through six commercials for the Tennyson ClearJet Premium Touchless Bidet / Omar El Akkad -- Un-selfie / Aimee Bender -- Home / Elizabeth Strout -- Love interest / Jess Walter -- Escape pod W41 / J. Robert Lennon -- Conquistadors, on Fairchild / Jacob Guajardo -- The project / Susan Perabo -- Period piece / Maile Meloy -- Books you read / Joe Meno -- A woman driving alone / Marie-Helene Bertino. New worlds. Dandelions / Ben Loory -- All that's gone is all that's left / Patrick Dacey -- Scaffolding man / Jenny Allen -- A brief note on the translation of Winter Women, written by the Collective Dead, translated / Rivers Solomon -- Nightlife / Lisa Ko -- Cerati after Cerati / Juan Martinez -- The prom terrorists / Rabih Alameddine -- Bedtime story / Victor LaValle -- Such small islands / Lauren Groff -- Almost everything / Etfar Keret -- Where the candles are kept / Dave Eggers.
Genre: Short stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library.

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24500. ‡aSmall odysseys : ‡bSelected Shorts presents 35 new stories / ‡cedited by Hannah Tinti ; foreword by Neil Gaiman.
250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aChapel Hill, North Carolina : ‡bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill, ‡c2022.
300 . ‡axx, 311 pages ; ‡c22 cm.
336 . ‡atext ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡2rdacarrier
50500. ‡gDepartures. ‡tThe king of bread / ‡rLuis Alberto Urrea -- ‡tGoodbye to the road not taken / ‡rA.M. Homes -- ‡tThe double life of the cockroach's wife / ‡rHelen Phillips -- ‡tCane and roses: a manifesto / ‡rEdwidge Danticat -- ‡tPersephone rides at the end of days / ‡rCarmen Maria Machado -- ‡tUnicorn me / ‡rElizabeth Crane -- ‡tLessons with father / ‡rJai Chakrabarti -- ‡tiPhone SE / ‡rWeike Wang -- ‡tThe hole / ‡rPatrick Cottrell -- ‡tNoseless / ‡rNamwali Serpell -- ‡tInfidelity / ‡rJac Jemc -- ‡tDeath by printer / ‡rMira Jacob. ‡gJourneys. ‡tOptions / ‡rLesley Nneka Arimah / ‡tSleepless / ‡rMichael Cunningham -- ‡tA survey of recent American happenings told through six commercials for the Tennyson ClearJet Premium Touchless Bidet / ‡rOmar El Akkad -- ‡tUn-selfie / ‡rAimee Bender -- ‡tHome / ‡rElizabeth Strout -- ‡tLove interest / ‡rJess Walter -- ‡tEscape pod W41 / ‡rJ. Robert Lennon -- ‡tConquistadors, on Fairchild / ‡rJacob Guajardo -- ‡tThe project / ‡rSusan Perabo -- ‡tPeriod piece / ‡rMaile Meloy -- ‡tBooks you read / ‡rJoe Meno -- ‡tA woman driving alone / ‡rMarie-Helene Bertino. ‡gNew worlds. ‡tDandelions / ‡rBen Loory -- ‡tAll that's gone is all that's left / ‡rPatrick Dacey -- ‡tScaffolding man / ‡rJenny Allen -- ‡tA brief note on the translation of Winter Women, written by the Collective Dead, translated / ‡rRivers Solomon -- ‡tNightlife / ‡rLisa Ko -- ‡tCerati after Cerati / ‡rJuan Martinez -- ‡tThe prom terrorists / ‡rRabih Alameddine -- ‡tBedtime story / ‡rVictor LaValle -- ‡tSuch small islands / ‡rLauren Groff -- ‡tAlmost everything / ‡rEtfar Keret -- ‡tWhere the candles are kept / ‡rDave Eggers.
520 . ‡a"A collection of never-before-published short stories by many of our most preeminent authors as well as up-and-coming superstars. Published in partnership with the beloved literary radio program and live show Selected Shorts."
655 7. ‡aShort stories. ‡2gsafd
7001 . ‡aTinti, Hannah, ‡eeditor.
7001 . ‡aGaiman, Neil, ‡ewriter of foreword.
7300 . ‡aSelected shorts (Radio program)
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