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Gunman And The Carnival Stories By Gammon Catherine

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
ISBN
9781936097500
Book Title
Gunman and the Carnival: Stories
Publisher
Baobab Press
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
2024
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Catherine Gammon
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Psychological, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Item Width
6.4 in
Number of Pages
144 Pages
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Publisher
Baobab Press
ISBN-10
1936097508
ISBN-13
9781936097500
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17060624755

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gunman and the Carnival: Stories
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Psychological, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
Catherine Gammon
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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Trade
LCCN
2023-936545
TitleLeading
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Reviews
"In The Gunman and the Carnival ,Catherine Gammon mirrors the brightly fractured nature of our lives at thesharp edge of this American moment. Her characters are recognizable in theirstriving for human connection in our time of despair and isolation--and in their struggle for footing upon a sinkinglandscape. Stylistically limber and by turns meditative, restless, andmoving, these stories bravely attempt to channel what it means to be alive inthis world now, and now, and now." - Lauren Acampora, The HundredWaters "CatherineGammon's TheGunman and The Carnival is a collection full of strikingly familiardisappointments and betrayals woven through with an appreciation for moments ofbeauty amongst the daily degradations of contemporary life. Told with precisionand honesty, these stories are richly nuanced explorations of desire, regret,hurt, and hard-earned acceptance." - Jenny Irish, I AmFaithful and Lupine "Gammon sharply observes her characters,loves them for their flaws and their hopes, and moves them through worldsdefamiliarized by her punchy, powerful prose. Reading The Gunman and the Carnival made me revel in the joy and intensity ofwhat a story can show us." - Gwen E. Kirby , Shit Cassandra Saw
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20240223
Dewey Decimal
813.54
Table Of Content
Conents Eudora Loved Her Life 3 A Vampire Story 15 Dangerous 25 In Absence 27 Agency 35 Claudine 39 Cloudy with a Chance of Rain 51 Pandemic Dreams 53 Cul-de-Sac 59 Pack Rat, All Will Be Well 67 Nathanael West Died Unknown 89 Stardust 95 Invisible Woman Dancing in a Cage 105 Cat Sitting for a Ghost 117 In the future perhaps he will have another chance 129 Buffalo 137 Endnotes 141 Acknowledgments 143
Synopsis
Timely and introspective, Catherine Gammon's The Gunman and the Carnival is the meeting of contemporary voices and visions that offer not relatability, but an intimate encounter open to strangeness and its embrace. The stories in the inimitable Catherine Gammon's The Gunman and the Carnival -- loosely linked and set in Los Angeles, California -- center on women of various ages and backgrounds. Constructed around themes of solitude and connection, creation and destruction, love and loss, these sixteen stories unfold in a world haunted by individual and collective violence, systemic injustice, pandemic, and environmental duress: not with genre sensibilities of the dystopic or apocalyptic, but with compassion and wisdom that renders a staid, meditative examination of our contemporary challenges. The Gunman and the Carnival does not aspire to be a panorama or to portray the city (or the nation) in its extraordinary complexity. Rather it shines a roving light into the minds and hearts of an idiosyncratic handful of characters living in our difficult times and invites each one to sing. Some of the stories are realist, some oblique and fragmented, others metafictional or surreal, and the urban / suburban landscapes are accented by the occasional appearance of wildlife and the presence (and voices) of trees. Handled with grace and intelligence, these stories chronicle contemporary struggles: the violence and the joy examined in equal measure., Timely and introspective, Catherine Gammon's The Gunman and the Carnival is the meeting of contemporary voices and visions that offer not relatability, but an intimate encounter open to strangeness and its embrace. The stories in the inimitable Catherine Gammon's The Gunman and the Carnival--loosely linked and set in Los Angeles, California--center on women of various ages and backgrounds. Constructed around themes of solitude and connection, creation and destruction, love and loss, these sixteen stories unfold in a world haunted by individual and collective violence, systemic injustice, pandemic, and environmental duress: not with genre sensibilities of the dystopic or apocalyptic, but with compassion and wisdom that renders a staid, meditative examination of our contemporary challenges. The Gunman and the Carnival does not aspire to be a panorama or to portray the city (or the nation) in its extraordinary complexity. Rather it shines a roving light into the minds and hearts of an idiosyncratic handful of characters living in our difficult times and invites each one to sing. Some of the stories are realist, some oblique and fragmented, others metafictional or surreal, and the urban/suburban landscapes are accented by the occasional appearance of wildlife and the presence (and voices) of trees. Handled with grace and intelligence, these stories chronicle contemporary struggles: the violence and the joy examined in equal measure., Timely and introspective, Catherine Gammon's The Gunman and the Carnival is the meeting of contemporary voices and visions that offer not relatability, but an intimate encounter open to strangeness and its embrace. The stories in the inimitable Catherine Gammon's The Gunman and the Carnival --loosely linked and set in Los Angeles, California--center on women of various ages and backgrounds. Constructed around themes of solitude and connection, creation and destruction, love and loss, the sixteen stories unfold in a world haunted by individual and collective violence, systemic injustice, pandemic, and environmental duress: not with genre sensibilities of the dystopic or apocalyptic, but contained in the everyday reality of now. The Gunman and the Carnival does not aspire to be a panorama or to portray the city (or the nation) in its extraordinary complexity. Rather it shines a roving light into the minds and hearts of an idiosyncratic handful of characters living in our difficult times and invites each one to sing. Some of the stories are realist, some oblique and fragmented, others metafictional or surreal, and the urban/suburban landscapes are accented by the occasional appearance of wildlife and the presence (and voices) of trees. Handled with grace and intelligence, these stories chronicle contemporary struggles: the violence and the joy examined in equal measure.
LC Classification Number
PS3557.A465G86 2024

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