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The Odious Child
and Other Stories
By Carolyn Black
AVAILABLE
0-88971-254-9
978-0-88971-254-6
Nightwood Editions
5.5 x 8.5
- 160 pages
Paperback
- $21.95
April 2011
The debut collection from the author of the Journey Prize nominated story “Serial Love.”
What would you do if your child was a furry feral creature or your new love interest a potential serial killer (or worse, a fictitious cliché)? In The Odious Child, Carolyn Black invents her own blend of urban fantasy, crafting a unique storyscape that she populates with a series of mostly nameless figures who are trapped in social roles that they anxiously try to fulfill – and sometimes manage to escape. With a refreshingly clear voice and dark, offbeat sense of humour, Black tempers her incisive examination of contemporary frustration and loneliness with wry optimism and wit.
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