Summary
“Martens’ work would be impressive in any era, but it is particularly timely today. It is wonderful to come upon an author who faces into the horrific absurdities of modern life without flinching, a stylist who delivers his most powerful satiric points with laser sharp accuracy and lyrically beautiful language.”—Vancouver Sun“Haunting, darkly funny situations, captured in crisp, spare prose, will appeal to fans of George Saunders.”—Publishers WeeklyBy the end of the day, a cop must choose bet…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781771681957 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1771681950 |
| Author: | Oscar Martens |
| Publisher: | Central Avenue Publishing |
| Imprint: | Central Avenue Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Martens’s striking, perceptive collection illuminates a range of Canadians in moments of bad luck and dissatisfaction. His haunting, darkly funny situations, captured in crisp, spare prose, will appeal to fans of George Saunders.”—Publishers Weekly“Oscar Martens’s characters hurtle their way toward potential disaster or redemption in these vivid stories of lives burdened by misunderstandings and disappointment, usually self-inflicted. Martens’s strong prose is a pleasure to read, with dark humour and lively storytelling that brings a quirky humanity to his characters.”—Janie Chang, Globe and Mail bestselling author of Dragon Springs Road“Oscar Martens is the twitchy love child of Tom Waits, Charles Bukowski and Ricky Gervais. These stories are lean, and loaded, and devastatingly true. In just a few pages, Martens throws his readers into the deep end of a swimming pool swarming with sharks, or piranhas, or hungry polar bears – and you, dear reader, have a flesh wound. These short stories read like brilliant, poignant novels. Highly recommended.”—Thomas Trofimuk, author of Waiting for Columbus
About The Author
Oscar Martens
Oscar Martens has been publishing stories and poems since George Michael carelessly whispered, and believes an entire world can fit inside a fifteen minute story. Many of them have been nominated for notable awards and published in journals such as The Journey Prize Stories, Prairie Fire, Queen’s Quarterly, Quarry, The Malahat Review, Event, and Grain. Oscar lives with his wife in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Learn more about Oscar and his work at oscarmartens.com
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