EAN: 9781529111347

ORANGE WORLD - KAREN RUSSELL KARTONIERT (TB)

'I loved Orange World... a collection of short stories in which demons live in drains  bog
women come back from the dead and trees can grow inside the human body' Daisy Johnson  New
Statesman BOOK OF THE YEAR'A rare combination of literary brilliance and unbridled
entertainment' Mark HaddonThese exuberant  unforgettable stories showcase Karen Russell's
comedic and imaginative talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our
inner lives. In 'The Bad Graft'  a couple on a road trip stop in Joshua Tree National Park 
where the spirit of a giant tree accidentally infects the young woman  their fates becoming
permanently entangled. In 'The Prospectors' two opportunistic young women fleeing the
Depression strike out for new territory  but find themselves fighting for their lives. In the
brilliant and hilarious title story a new mother desperate to ensure her baby's safety strikes
a deal with the devil to protect her baby. Stories of survival  love and of surreal and
magnificent transformation show Russell writing at exhilarating new heights.Praise for Orange
World:'The worlds of the stories are entirely convincing  small pockets in which it is possible
to become lost' Guardian'One of our most original short story writers... Russell has impeccable
command of her form' New York Times Book Review

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