Book
Small odysseys : Selected Shorts presents 35 new stories
Call Number
- FICTION SMAL (CEN)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
Physical Description
xx, 311 pages ; 22 cm
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"--
Contents
- The king of bread / Goodbye to the road not taken / The double life of the cockroach's wife / Cane and Roses: a manifesto / Persephone rides at the end of days / Unicorn me / Lessons with father / iPhone SE / The hole / Noseless / Infidelity / Death by printer / Options / Sleepless / A survey of recent American happenings told through six commercials for the Tennyson ClearJet Premium Touchless Bidet / Un-selfie / Home / Love interest / Escape pod W41 / Conquistadors, on Fairchild / The project / Period piece / Books you read / A woman driving alone / Dandelions / All that's gone is all that's left / Scaffolding man / A brief note on the translation of Winter Women, written by the Collective Dead, translated / Nightlife / Cerati after Cerati / The prom terrorists / Bedtime story / Such small islands / Almost everything / Where the candles are kept