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Making Light of Tragedy

By Jessica Grant

Making Light of Tragedy Essays & Short Stories

Making Light of Tragedy

By Jessica Grant

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Can a story be both a shrug and a prayer? Can it punch you in the arm because, hey, it is only "joking," and the next minute fall at your feet, cling to your knees, beg you to listen? Sure. The stories in "Making Light of Tragedy" are arrogant and uncertain. (This is not a contradiction.) They make no apologies for poor taste, or the occasional rhyme, but they do make a few demands. These include: Let there be light. Let there be no more epigraphs. Let the ski jumper take off. Let him never ever land. Let us cut limbs, when necessary. And the word count too. Let this be true. Let one person speak the truth. Let Peter Mansbridge be the ghost of Christmas future. In this first collection by Journey Prize-winner Jessica Grant, you'll find twenty-three bite-sized stories, with guest appearances by Holt Renfrew's daughter, Chantal HA(c)bert, Napoleon, the Management, the Senior Climatologist, the Dean of Humanity, Jon Bon Jovi, Virginia Woolf and God.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2004-09-30
Publication Date:
2004-09-15
Publisher:
Porcupine's Quill
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0889842531
ISBN13:
9780889842533
Weight:
349 g
Height:
144 cm
Width:
224 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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