The Terrible Event
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Everyday horrors, hilarious empathy: Cohen’s unsettling, strange, and best book yet.
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The Terrible Event

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2023

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Summary

The Terrible Event: Stories of Everyday Horrors

From the winner of the Russell Prize for Humour Writing, comes David Cohen’s most wryly humorous and disturbing work of fiction yet.

A public memorial’s name is changed to avoid any mention of the tragedy it has been set up to commemorate. Two attention-seeking activists campaign against exclusionary policies adopted by the gift shop at a suburban shopping mall. A customer service representative becomes obsessed with a colleagu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780645565331
ISBN-10:0645565334
Author:David Cohen
Publisher:Transit Lounge Publishing
Imprint:Transit Lounge Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:31 May 2023
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
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About The Author

David Cohen

David Cohen is the author of the novels Fear of Tennis and Disappearing off the Face of the Earth and the short-story collection The Hunter and Other Stories of Men, which won the 2019 Russell Prize for Humour Writing. His stories have appeared in Australian Book Review, The Big Issue, Griffith Review, Meanjin, Overland, and elsewhere. He lives in Brisbane, Australia.

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