Name: Getting it in the Head: Stories
Price: 11.90 USD
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Author: Mike Mccormack
ISBN: 9781641292252

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Soho Pr Inc

Author

Mike Mccormack

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781641292252

Synopsis "Getting it in the Head: Stories"

The acclaimed debut from the author of Booker-listed Solar Bones is a dark, uncanny collection of stunning breadth and audacity.In this gothic, virtuoso debut collection, Mike McCormack dispenses nightmares both stylish and macabre. “A Is for Ax” offers an alphabetized account of the killing of a parent, while the title story tracks a chilling sibling rivalry. Others tell of a quiz on the road to Calvary, a door-to-door saleswoman trafficking in strange and menacing feats, and a self-mutilating artist pushing himself to the limit. These sly and dangerous stories, balanced on a knife’s edge between life and death, showcase a young writer’s mastery of wicked formal play.