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From a truly distinctive voice brimming with wicked humor, tales of the little disasters that befall and befuddle us
April Wilder’s characters (some normal, some less so) have this in common: they are spiraling (or inching) toward self-destruction. An almost poetic range of disasters are sought out and savored inThis Is Not an Accident, from bad romance to iffy adoption decisions to unsteady liaisons with animals and dolls; from compulsive driving to compulsive written correspondence with oneself.
A house sitter hides among poets in Salt Lake City after his canine charge dies tragically. A grandma’s boyfriend holds a backyard barbecue under siegewith the kids as his pint-sized guards. The world of these slightly off-center individuals is similarly off by a few degrees. But by the end, we realize it’s not as far off as we would like to think: this is modern American life. What Wilder captures is not a dark side, but rather the side we all know well and hide from others, and ourselves. In the tradition of Wells Tower and Jim Shepard, This Is Not an Accident signals a bold new voice and delivers the kind of insanely incisive moments only a master of the human condition can conjure.
April Wilder’s characters (some normal, some less so) have this in common: they are spiraling (or inching) toward self-destruction. An almost poetic range of disasters are sought out and savored inThis Is Not an Accident, from bad romance to iffy adoption decisions to unsteady liaisons with animals and dolls; from compulsive driving to compulsive written correspondence with oneself.
A house sitter hides among poets in Salt Lake City after his canine charge dies tragically. A grandma’s boyfriend holds a backyard barbecue under siegewith the kids as his pint-sized guards. The world of these slightly off-center individuals is similarly off by a few degrees. But by the end, we realize it’s not as far off as we would like to think: this is modern American life. What Wilder captures is not a dark side, but rather the side we all know well and hide from others, and ourselves. In the tradition of Wells Tower and Jim Shepard, This Is Not an Accident signals a bold new voice and delivers the kind of insanely incisive moments only a master of the human condition can conjure.
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April Wilder’s short fiction has appeared in several literary journals includingZoetrope, McSweeney’s, and Guernica Magazine. A former Fiction Fellow from the Institute for Creative Writing in Madison, Wisconsin, Wilder holds a BS in math from UCLA, an MFA in fiction from the University of Montana, and a PhD in literature/creative writing from the University of Utah. She lives with her daughter in Salt Lake City and California. Visit www.AprilWilder.com.
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- PublisherViking Pr
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0670026042
- ISBN 13 9780670026043
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages207
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Softcover. 207 pages. From a truly distinctive new voice brimming with wicked humor, tales of the little disasters that befall and befuddle us. The author debut collection of stories. This is the softcover, Advance Uncorrected Proof, in pictorial wraps, of the hardcover book that was published in February 2014. New and Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Seller Inventory # 52999
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