Get in Trouble: Stories

Get in Trouble: Stories

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE â€¢ NATIONAL BESTSELLER â€¢Â A bewitching story collection from a writer hailed as â€œthe most darkly playful voice in American fictionâ€ (Michael Chabon) and â€œa national treasureâ€ (Neil Gaiman).

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
BookPageÂ â€¢Â BuzzFeedÂ â€¢Â Chicago TribuneÂ â€¢Â Kirkus ReviewsÂ â€¢ NPR â€¢Â San Francisco ChronicleÂ â€¢Â SlateÂ â€¢Â TimeÂ â€¢Â Toronto StarÂ â€¢Â The Washington Post

She has been hailed by Michael Chabon as â€œthe most darkly playful voice in American fictionâ€ and by Neil Gaiman as â€œa national treasure.â€ Now Kelly Linkâ€™s eagerly awaited new collectionâ€”her first for adult readers in a decadeâ€”proves indelibly that this bewitchingly original writer is among the finest we have.

Link has won an ardent following for her ability, with each new short story, to take readers deeply into an unforgettable, brilliantly constructed fictional universe. The nine exquisite examples in this collection show her in full command of her formidable powers. In â€œThe Summer People,â€ a young girl in rural North Carolina serves as uneasy caretaker to the mysterious, never-quite-glimpsed visitors who inhabit the cottage behind her house. In â€œI Can See Right Through You,â€ a middle-aged movie star makes a disturbing trip to the Florida swamp where his former on- and off-screen love interest is shooting a ghost-hunting reality show. In â€œThe New Boyfriend,â€ a suburban slumber party takes an unusual turn, and a teenage friendship is tested, when the spoiled birthday girl opens her big present: a life-size animated doll.

Hurricanes, astronauts, evil twins, bootleggers, Ouija boards, iguanas, The Wizard of Oz, superheroes, the Pyramids . . . These are just some of the talismans of an imagination as capacious and as full of wonder as that of any writer today. But as fantastical as these stories can be, they are always grounded by sly humor and an innate generosity of feeling for the frailtyâ€”and the hidden strengthsâ€”of human beings. In Get in Trouble, this one-of-a-kind talent expands the boundaries of what short fiction can do.

Praise for Get in Trouble

â€œRidiculously brilliant . . . These stories make you laugh while staring into the void.â€â€”The Boston Globe

â€œWhen it comes to literary magic, Link is the real deal: clever, surprising, affecting, fluid and funny.â€â€”San Francisco Chronicle
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812986490_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-02-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812986495

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812986490_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-02-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812986495

Get in Trouble: Stories

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