β Scribed by Leon Rooke
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From one of Canada's most compelling and imaginative writers of short fiction comes a new collection of eleven stories and a novella.
With stories both magical and unexpected, Leon Rooke astounds with his approach to the art of storytelling.
From the novella about the surreal adventures of Prissy Thibidault in the deep south watching alligator wrestling while white racists turn into blacks; to stories that include the strange wanderings of a boy called Dark in search of his mother; the escape of a couple of gay friends from their respective relationships for the bright lights of Paris; the negotiations with J.D. Salinger for a bag of his garbage; the torment that six-year-old twins inflict on their blind grandfather while their absent mother gives a boyfriend one last shot at romance; the unemployed man who helps to exterminate mosquitoes pleads his case before a judge about the capriciousness of his life; the painter who ruminates on magic dogs, reluctant...
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