Falls the Shadow - Couverture souple

Dakar, Tommy

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798235275744

Editeur : Tommy Dakar, 2012

Synopsis

Falls the Shadow consists of twin short stories, Falls the Shadow and La Feria, which, although they have defined identities, share a common heritage and are in many ways inseparable.

Falls the Shadow, the first of the two, is set on the North Atlantic coast, whereas La Feria is set in Southern Spain, in Andalusia. It is a journey which takes us from the harsh, pessimistic climes of the north to the gentler, more optimistic region of the south. Though more than a geographical journey it is a philosophical one. We counterbalance the northern work ethic, the severity of the notion that life is a ruler by which we will be finally measured, with that of life as a gift, a celebration, a brief but intense gypsy dance. In La Feria we are shown the almost Oriental element present in Andalusian Flamenco philosophy, where grief demands a counterpart of happiness, where joy exists because of and despite sorrow.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in England Tommy Dakar now lives and works in Granada, Spain. Author of short stories, novels, novellas and song lyrics he is also a musician and composer. He has worked in factories, on construction sites, in the investigation department of an important bank, as a busker, a shopkeeper and a gardener. He was a language teacher for many years, breaking into translation and bilingual representation. His works have been published to critical acclaim on various literary sites, including Storychord, SNReview, Write this, Write From Wrong, Language and Culture etc He has also been published in Spanish on Palabras Diversas and Ariadna.
A collection of short stories, Unzip and Other Compact Stories, has recently been published, along with his satirical novels Balls, and Thick and Fast. The Trap-Door, which is literary fiction, and Falls the Shadow, a dvandva or twin set of separate yet inseparable short novels are also available at Smashwords. He is also working on another novel, due out soon.
Here are some links to his published work.
A World Apart published on Storychord. (http: //storychord.blogspot.com/2010/11/issue-17-tommy-dakar-melanie-plummer.html)
Also accepted for publication on MondayNightLit.
Also published in print form by SNReview, Summer 2011 issue.

Bellavista published on Language and Culture (http: //www.languageandculture.net/backdrop.html)

News of the World published 15th Feb 2011 on WriteFromWrong (http: //writefromwrong.com/2011/02/14/fiction-february/#more-636)

The Mystery Tour published November 2011 on Write This (www.writethis.com.)

La Noche Mas Larga published in Spanish July 2011 at Palabras Diversas (www.palabrasdiversas.com)
and Ariadna.com (http: //www.ariadna-rc.com/numero51/lab56.htm).

And if you are into music, check out Critical Moment (https: //criticalmoment.bandcamp.com/)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tommy Dakar
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798235275744
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 142
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible