22 Fictions : New Writing from Desperate Literature and Brick Lane Bookshop -
Gulp Fiction
- Pages · 240 pages, Illustrations
- Publication Date · 19/06/2025
- Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
A curated selection drawn from the first five years of two indie bookseller-run projects-Madrid's�Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize�and London's�Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize-these�22 Fictions�feature Purim celebrations, multiple Stuart Halls, a kidnapping, an aeroplane fleeing a volcano, gender injustice, a chicken shop menu, climate change, a shaved horse, activism, and much�besides,�all the while roaming from a Cornish farming village to a Paris basement, a hotel bar, an island with a steep hill, a location deep within the internet, a family dinner table and further. Featuring work from:Shola Von Reinhold, Leeor Ohayon, Tom Benn, Alice Haworth-Booth, N G F Clark, Danielle Giles, Francesca Reece, Melody Razak, Mariana Roa Oliva, Giovanna Iozzi, Suey Kweon, K. Lockwood Jefford, Katie Hale, Max Lury, Jay Gao, Aoife Inman, Andrea Mason, Aisha Phoenix, Isha Karki, Jack Houston, Siri Katinka Valdez, Rajasree Variyar. Foreword by Joanna Walsh and an introduction by Wendy Erskine, former judges of the two prizes.
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