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Night BeastRuth Joffre

Night Beast

2018144 pages
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A masterful collection from an important new voice in American fiction, Night Beast is a gorgeously written work of profound originality and vision. These doomed love stories and twisted fairytales explore the lives of women--particularly queer women and mothers--and reveal the monsters lurking in our daily lives: the madness, isolation, betrayals, and regrets that arise as we seek human connection. Through this collection, readers are taken to places where the sun never sets, where cornfields rustle ominously and sleepwalkers prowl the night. In "Weekend," the lead actors of an avant-garde…

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2 editions
  • Other · English · 2018
    Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9780802146274
  • Other · English · 2018
    Grove Press, Black Cat · 144 pages · 9780802128089
Fiction, short stories (single author)WomenFictionAttitudesSocial life and customsInterpersonal relationsAmerican Short stories