Redfin Short Stories by Anthony Lynch |
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| Author:
| Lynch, Anthony |
| Series title: | Arcadia (aust - Asp) Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-74097-168-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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From unremitting darkness to deadpan wit, Anthony Lynch's spare, Carver-like stories capture people on the periphery: neighbours bear quiet witness to each others' ruptures and couplings, two brothers go fishing but only one comes home, a car accident steers a life in a different direction. A first-time traveller finds territory not covered in guidebooks, a tram stop becomes the platform for a wordless separation. These beautifully observed stories are seldom set where the obvious...
More DescriptionFrom unremitting darkness to deadpan wit, Anthony Lynch's spare, Carver-like stories capture people on the periphery: neighbours bear quiet witness to each others' ruptures and couplings, two brothers go fishing but only one comes home, a car accident steers a life in a different direction. A first-time traveller finds territory not covered in guidebooks, a tram stop becomes the platform for a wordless separation. These beautifully observed stories are seldom set where the obvious action is, but hover forever on the threshold: places where redemption and laughter might not always be invited in, but might nonetheless find their way around the back. Anthony Lynch writes as a master of the psychological and spatial in-between.