Smog

Llasera, Isabelle

ISBN 10: 1788641035 / ISBN 13: 9781788641036

Published by Cinnamon Press, 2020

About this Item

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Seller Inventory # 53341391-20

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Smog
• Publisher: Cinnamon Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788641035
• ISBN 13: 9781788641036
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.156 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

A young girl discovers that riding a bike is more than simply learning balance A village is commandeered by the army for target practice A drive south for the summer becomes a journey through language to an inner place An unassuming young man is driven to murder Weaving together compassion and acute observation with a fine ear for the nuance of identity and nationality, Isabelle Llaseras debut short story collection is serious, humorous, tragic and inspiring by turns. Sometimes intimate, sometimes cast against broader backdrops, these stories show that the private and personal are always present. Smog demonstrates, time and again, that the big things in our lives are always less important than our fundamental humanity.

About the Author

Isabelle Llasera was born of French parents in London. She has worked in Scotland, China, England, Spain and France, teaching, training teachers and organizing cultural events.

She co-edited Cross-References, French Literary Theory and the Practice of Criticism (French Studies). Her short story "The Madman" was published in the HISSAC anthology of winning stories in 2014. Her story "Muse" won a prize in the 2013 Segora short story competition.

She now divides her time between Paris and a tiny mountain village in the south of France.