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- Book Title
- Forensic Songs
- Publication Name
- Forensic Songs
- Title
- Forensic Songs
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1616954140
- EAN
- 9781616954147
- ISBN
- 9781616954147
- Publisher
- SOHO Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Fiction
- Release Date
- 08/07/2014
- Release Year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 10 oz
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Topic
- Family Life, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Mike McCormack's new novel Solar Bones is longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. In his second collection of short stories, Mike McCormack joins head and heart in a series of tales which weave a fluid vision of a world morphing between the real and the hyperreal. Amid much hollow laughter a prisoner is drawn from his cell in the middle of the night to play a video game; two rural guards ponder the security threat posed by the only man in Ireland not to have written his memoirs; a child tries to offset his destiny as a serial killer by petitioning his father for a beating; a late night American cop show becomes a savage analysis of a faltering marriage in the west of Irel∧ two men turn up at the door of a slacker to give him news of his death and recruit him to some mysterious surveillance mission; an older brother worries about the health of his younger sibling; the prodigal son returns to reveal the fear and hypocrisy which lies at the heart of his brothers life. In twelve stories McCormack's characters find themselves trying to hold onto their identities in a world where love is too often and too easily obscured.
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Publisher
SOHO Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1616954140
ISBN-13
9781616954147
eBay Product ID (ePID)
174841355
Product Key Features
Book Title
Forensic Songs
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10 oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pr6063.C363f67 2014
Reviews
Praise for Forensic Songs: " Forensic Songs presents a roster of haunting stories... gorgeously executed." --LitReactor "[B]y turns subdued, witty and raucous. All 12 stories in this collection glisten with insight and poignancy." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "McCormack's consummate craftsmanship and equal facility with black humor, sober realism, and speculative fiction distinguish him as one of Ireland's leading literary talents." --Booklist "McCormack's wry minitragedies punch above their weight...worth savoring." --Publishers Weekly "McCormack mimes the deep traditions of Irish short fiction--Samuel Beckett, Frank O'Connor and John McGahern all come to mind--and twists it a bit into a new directions with stories that are uniquely contemporary, often wildly funny, and always visionary. Beneath his clear, precise style is a renegade in action, working the form into new shapes. Just when you think it's impossible for another great book of stories to come roaring out of Ireland, along comes a brilliant collection, Forensic Songs. " --David Means, author of The Secret Goldfish Praise for Notes from a Coma "The greatest Irish novel of the decade just ended." -- Irish Times "McCormack's language is lovely, lyrical...his humor is dark, macabre; the words glimmer like a spell." -- Time Out "The finest book yet from one of Ireland's most singular contemporary writers." --Matt Bell, author of In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods "The testimony about JJ's life is written with a sad and touching simplicity ... Intriguing." -- Wall Street Journal "Subtle but haunting storytelling mixes with an insightful examination into the ethics of the penal system to produce an unusual and unforgettable read." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review, Praise for Forensic Songs "A true son of Myles na gCopaleen and Flann O'Brien, but there's also an echo of Philip K. Dick in the sergeant's desire to root out possible future subversion." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel " Forensic Songs presents a roster of haunting stories... gorgeously executed." --LitReactor " Forensic Songs is a striking work of cross-genre virtuosity, where hints of speculative fiction and fable bring a surprising spark to McCormack's serious literary sensibility. These pieces are clever, touching, timely and at times prescient. A distinctly Irish story collection, perfect for fans of George Saunders's Tenth of December ." --Shelf Awareness "[B]y turns subdued, witty and raucous. All 12 stories in this collection glisten with insight and poignancy." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "[McCormack] effortlessly weaves Raymond Carver's lucidity together with Franz Kafka's otherworldly absurdity to craft narratives that seem familiar and satisfyingly strange at the same time." -- Library Journal , Starred Review "McCormack's consummate craftsmanship and equal facility with black humor, sober realism, and speculative fiction distinguish him as one of Ireland's leading literary talents." --Booklist "McCormack's wry minitragedies punch above their weight... worth savoring." --Publishers Weekly "McCormack mimes the deep traditions of Irish short fiction--Samuel Beckett, Frank O'Connor and John McGahern all come to mind--and twists it a bit into a new directions with stories that are uniquely contemporary, often wildly funny, and always visionary. Beneath his clear, precise style is a renegade in action, working the form into new shapes. Just when you think it's impossible for another great book of stories to come roaring out of Ireland, along comes a brilliant collection, Forensic Songs. " --David Means, author of The Secret Goldfish Praise for Notes from a Coma "The greatest Irish novel of the decade just ended." -- Irish Times "McCormack's language is lovely, lyrical...his humor is dark, macabre; the words glimmer like a spell." -- Time Out "The finest book yet from one of Ireland's most singular contemporary writers." --Matt Bell, author of In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods "The testimony about JJ's life is written with a sad and touching simplicity ... Intriguing." -- Wall Street Journal "Subtle but haunting storytelling mixes with an insightful examination into the ethics of the penal system to produce an unusual and unforgettable read." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review, Praise for Notes from a Coma "The greatest Irish novel of the decade just ended." -- Irish Times "McCormack's language is lovely, lyrical...his humor is dark, macabre; the words glimmer like a spell." -- Time Out "The testimony about JJ's life is written with a sad and touching simplicity ... Intriguing." -- Wall Street Journal "Subtle but haunting storytelling mixes with an insightful examination into the ethics of the penal system to produce an unusual and unforgettable read." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2014-006293
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Dewey Edition
23
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