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You Turn Your Back Paperback – Nov. 28 2014
by
Royston Tester
(Author)
Nominee:
2015 Edge Hill Short Story Prize
2015 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize
In settings as varied as industrial England, the Syrian desert, urban Morocco, rural “expat” Spain, Canada’s West coast, and the China–Vietnam border, Royston Tester explores the very human struggles of people caught between cultures, social classes, lovers, family members, and sexualities. In “Dotty,” a young Canadian woman on a work-stay program in a Cornish village tries to make sense of her affair with an Italian factory owner. In “Who Knows Where,” two Canadian daughters grapple with their drug-addled mother whose lovemaking is haunted by the ghost of a stillborn baby. In “Face,” a lovesick Chinese Canadian student lays down the law to his ambitious father over a dinner of monkey brains. In unforgettable, stripped-down prose, the stories in this book observe, with an unflinching eye, those who dare to take steps further.
2015 Edge Hill Short Story Prize
2015 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize
In settings as varied as industrial England, the Syrian desert, urban Morocco, rural “expat” Spain, Canada’s West coast, and the China–Vietnam border, Royston Tester explores the very human struggles of people caught between cultures, social classes, lovers, family members, and sexualities. In “Dotty,” a young Canadian woman on a work-stay program in a Cornish village tries to make sense of her affair with an Italian factory owner. In “Who Knows Where,” two Canadian daughters grapple with their drug-addled mother whose lovemaking is haunted by the ghost of a stillborn baby. In “Face,” a lovesick Chinese Canadian student lays down the law to his ambitious father over a dinner of monkey brains. In unforgettable, stripped-down prose, the stories in this book observe, with an unflinching eye, those who dare to take steps further.
- Print length120 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTightrope Books, Inc.
- Publication dateNov. 28 2014
- Dimensions12.7 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm
- ISBN-101926639812
- ISBN-13978-1926639819
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Review
"Royston Tester's latest short story collection, You Turn Your Back, is a vigorous and daring exploration of the limits of form and character. It is a demanding work . . . It is also a work that rewards." —Kerri Lu, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
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Product details
- Publisher : Tightrope Books, Inc. (Nov. 28 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 120 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1926639812
- ISBN-13 : 978-1926639819
- Dimensions : 12.7 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,835,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #30,422 in Short Stories (Books)
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