Summary
Escaping the busy confusion of his homeland and moving to an almost-uninhabited lake shore where he plans on living simply and raising a family, a man descends into rage, obsession, and an abstract sense of reality when his wife suffers multiple miscarriages. Full description
Summary: |
Escaping the busy confusion of his homeland and moving to an almost-uninhabited lake shore where he plans on living simply and raising a family, a man descends into rage, obsession, and an abstract sense of reality when his wife suffers multiple miscarriages. |
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Item Description: |
"A novel"--Jacket. |
Physical Description: |
312 pages ; 24 cm |
ISBN: |
9781616952532 (hbk.) 1616952539 (hbk.) |
Author Notes: |
Matt Bell's first story collection, How They Were Found , was published in 2010 by Keyhole Press, and was reviewed in The Believer , American Book Review , and Bookslut , among many other venues. In 2012, Cataclysm Baby , a novella, was published by Mud Luscious Press, with blurbs by Karen Russell, Lucy Corin, Lance Olsen, and Chris Bachelder. Bell's fiction has been anthologized in Best American Mystery Stories 2010 , Best American Fantasy 2 , and 30 Under 30: An Anthology of Innovative Fiction by Younger Writers , and shortlisted in Best American Short Stories 2010 and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He serves as Senior Editor at Dzanc Books and teaches writing at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. |