Leaving the Sea: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)

Leaving the Sea: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)

By turns hilarious and heartfelt, dark and illuminative, Ben Marcusâ‚¬s Leaving the Sea is a ground breaking collection of stories from one of the single most vital, extraordinary, and unique writers of his generation.

In the heartfelt â‚¬Å“I Can Say Many Nice Things,â‚¬Â a washed-up writer toying with infidelity leads a creative writing workshop on board a cruise ship. In the dystopian â‚¬Å“Rollingwood,â‚¬Â a divorced father struggles to take care of his ill infant, as his ex-wife and colleagues try to render him irrelevant. In â‚¬Å“Watching Mysteries with My Mother,â‚¬Â a son meditates on his motherâ‚¬s mortality, hoping to stave off her death for as long as he sits by her side. And in the title story, told in a single breathtaking sentence, we watch as the narratorâ‚¬s marriage and his sanity unravel, drawing him to the brink of suicide. Surreal and tender, terrifying and life-affirming, Leaving the Sea is the work of an utterly unique writer at the height of his powers.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307739988

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2014-10-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307739988

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