Upright Beasts
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566894182 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Praise for Lincoln Michel:"Lincoln Michel is one of contemporary literary culture's greatest natural resources."—Justin Taylor, Vice Time passes unexpectedly or, perhaps, inexactly at the school. In these short stories, we are the upright beasts, doing battle with our darker, weirder impulses as the world collapses around us.Lincoln Michel's work has appeared in BOMB, Oxford American, Tin House, the Believer, the Paris Review Daily, and elsewhere. Consequently, the sun rises and falls in complete i
His recent collection of funny, dark short stories, Upright Beasts, similarly blends worlds and bend rules."Brooklyn MagazineUpright Beasts creates a world twisted just enough to feel strange, and defies easy categorization.”Publishers WeeklyMichel’s stories are often an uncanny combination of sinister and funny, tender and sad. The world presented in Michel’s admirable debut collection is similar to our own, yet twisted just enough to feel strangeMichel frequently knocks his brief bursts of prose out of the park.”Publishers Weekly"Lincoln Michel is a master of where literary culture and the internet meet. Laura van den Berg calls them 'mighty surrealist wonders, mordantly funny and
Had the pleasure of reading a galley of this excellent story collection John D. Woods Had the pleasure of reading a galley of this excellent story collection. Michel explores the strange and the odd, but never indulges in it. These stories define 'uncanny.' No matter how absurd or imaginative the scenarios may seem, each tale is imbued with a familiarity that makes the situation feel close, and not just possible, but probable. Upright Beasts is a collection that haunts its . "Hooked" according to Rhinoserus. Michel's collection hooked me right off with the first story, "Our Education". HBO should do a mini series based on that one. Great stories. These stories stay with you Virginia Reader Lincoln Michel's stories are truly strange beasts. Many have the surreal quality of a bizarre dream, but unlike a dream that soon dissipates from our consciousness when we wake, these stories stay with you- keep you pondering, thinking and wondering. Michel has a unique style and witty sense of humor that left me wanting more.