The Myth of Brilliant Summers - Couverture souple

Collings, Austin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0993037801 ISBN 13 : 9780993037801

Editeur : Pariah Press, 2015

Synopsis

PARIAH PRESS’ debut release The Myth of Brilliant Summers is a work of suspicion and delicate menace. Spanning decades of educational and state abuse, these interlinked stories/modern day parables about outsiders and dreamers follow in the t tradition of Junky (William Burroughs) and Post Office (Charles Bukowski). An exciting work of flash-fiction which represents a fascinating portrayal of the times we live in.

'This book is designed to be read on the bus or in the pub before or after they try to slowly kill you at school or in work or even at home.'

The Myth of Brilliant Summers is Austin Collings’ debut work of fiction.
Austin co-wrote Renegade: The Lives & Tales of Mark E Smith, published by Penguin.
He has written for a variety of national magazines, newspapers and websites including The Guardian, The Times, Sight & Sound, New Statesman and Tate Etc, and many others.

Praise for The Myth Of Brilliant Summers:
“With a ruthless rush of witty adroit prose Collings whisks us in his series of short stories through the madness of human eccentricity. Not for the faint hearted, the light hearted or even the young at heart – in fact it’s better if you don’t have a heart at all.” John Healy – author of The Grass Arena

“The Myth Of Brilliant Summers is the work of a powerful writer who insists on taking risks with language and structure. Austin Collings writes prose that is compressed, angled, droll, sure, but also evocative and swooping when he wants it to be. These stories are so tight they have an elegance of form that somehow does not jar against the rough, darkling content.” Daniel Woodrell – author of Winter’s Bone and Tomato Red

“A stream of haunting images, familiar but not tired, illuminate powerful descriptions of noble ordinariness. Collings has a mastery of his language, relationships and environment. Authenticity ripples through every sentence. The working class have a new literary hero.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pariah Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0993037801
• ISBN 13: 9780993037801
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible