Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1931520240 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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These nineteen stories, by some of the most interesting and innovative writers working today, will change your mind about what stories can and should do as they explore the imaginative space between conventional genres. She earned a PhD in Renaissance studies at Brown University and taught at Boston and North-eastern universities. She is the author of a short story collection, In the Forest of Forgetting.. The collection features stories from Christopher Barzak, Colin Greenland, Holly Phillips
About the AuthorDelia Sherman was born in Tokyo, Japan and brought up in New York City. in Renaissance Studies at Brown University and taught at Boston University and Northeastern. She earned a Ph.D. She is the author of the novels Through a Brazen Mirror, The Porcelain Dove (Mythopoeic Award winner), Changeling, and The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen.
"I really like this anthology and the unique voice of each of" according to Questor. I really like this anthology and the unique voice of each of the authors. It's refreshing to read English-language materials that freely flow between various genre lines. Overall, the vision is creative and a good read.. Interstitial means the space between. Eleanor Skinner The stories in this collection are:Karen Jordan Allen, "Alternate Anxieties"Christopher Barzak, "What We Know About the Lost Families of - House"K. Tempest Bradford, "Black Feather"Matthew Cheney, "A Map of the Everywhere"Michael DeLuca, "The Utter Proximity of God"Adrián Ferrero, "When It Rains, You'd Better Get Out of Ulga" (translated from Spanish)Colin Greenland, "Timothy"Csilla Kleinheincz, "A Drop of Raspberry" (translated from Hungarian)Holly Phillips, "Queen of the Butterfly Kingdom"Rachel Pollack, "Burning Beard. Meh. It's okay.Like most anthologies, there are some stories you like and some you don't. But I'm gonna fall kinda hard on the "Interstitial" category here, simply because (if this anthology is any example) it's so muddled, random, half-lif-fic-half-nonsense at times I found myself boredly flipping to the next story, only to find it repeated. A couple of the authors have really nice prose on their side - if only they had something else as well, ie interesting characters, a scene, a hook or plot or some reason for me to care. The fir
She earned a Ph.D. She is the author of the novels Through a Brazen Mirror, The Porcelain Dove (Mythopoeic Award winner), Changeling, and The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen.. Delia Sherman was born in Tokyo, Japan and brought up in New York City. in Renaissance Studies at Brown University and taught at Boston University and Northeastern