Wonderful Girl (Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction): 6 - Softcover

Brie, Aimee La

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157441240X ISBN 13: 9781574412406

Publisher: University of North Texas Press,U.S., 2007

Synopsis

This extraordinary first collection of short stories covers the landscape of dysfunctional childhood, urban angst, and human disconnection with a wit and insight that keep you riveted to the page. The characters here have rich and imaginative interior lives, but grave difficulty relating to the outside world. The beginning story, ""Ducklings,"" introduces the over-weight and over-enthusiastic Marjorie, the last twelve-year-old you would want babysitting your toddler. In ""Wanted"", we meet Eleanor, a single girl living in Chicago who may or may not be dating a serial killer. ""Another Cancer Story"" is an unsentimental account of two sisters whose beloved mother just won't seem to die, and ""The Last Dead Boyfriend"" gives us a recovering addict who keeps encountering her recently deceased boyfriend, an unpleasant man she wished she'd broken up with before he died. Always funny, often dark, and wholly satisfying, these stories explore the longing for connection among characters who are frequently stricken with anxiety. Each story is rendered in a way that is surreal, vivid, and entirely convincing.

About this title

About the Author

AIMEE LA BRIE received her MFA in fiction from Pennsylvania State University in 2003. The short story ""Ducklings"" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Aimee lives in Philadelphia and works at Temple University. Number Six: Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157441240X
• ISBN 13: 9781574412406
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184