· Framed around this concept of islands, loneliness, and our relationships to others, The Island Dwellers ties eleven stories together to grapple with these existential crises. Summary In this razor-sharp debut collection, Jen Silverman delivers eleven interconnected stories that take place in expat bars, artist colonies, train platforms, and matchbox apartments in the United States and Japan. · In “Girl Canadian Shipwreck,” the opening story of Jen Silverman’s collection The Island Dwellers: Stories, the titular girlfriend stumbles her way into a basement to watch her partner’s show, only to resurface later at her partner’s ex-girlfriend’s rooftop . Jen Silverman's short story collection, "The Island Dwellers", is full of wry observations like the one above. Her wit; humorous sarcasm and insightful irony, infuse all the stories in this immensely enjoyable collection. Certainly telegraphed by the title, themes of isolation, entrapment, and escape are /5(25).
Author: Pia Cortez July 4, Whether it's performance art or keeping relationships, the "girlfriend" never seems to get it. In "Girl Canadian Shipwreck," the opening story of Jen Silverman's collection The Island Dwellers: Stories, the titular girlfriend stumbles her way into a basement to watch her partner's show, only to resurface later at her partner's ex-girlfriend's. The Island Dwellers. Stories. By: Jen Silverman. Narrator: Various. Imprint: Books on Tape Genre: Fiction - Short Stories (single author) For readers of Miranda July, Rebecca Lee, and Mary Gaitskill, a debut short-story collection that is a mesmerizing blend of wit, transgression, and heart. For readers of Miranda July, Rebecca Lee, and Mary Gaitskill, a debut short-story collection that is a mesmerizing blend of wit, transgression, and heart. LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE FOR DEBUT FICTION A passive-aggressive couple in t.
Framed around this concept of islands, loneliness, and our relationships to others, The Island Dwellers ties eleven stories together to grapple with these existential crises. Summary In this razor-sharp debut collection, Jen Silverman delivers eleven interconnected stories that take place in expat bars, artist colonies, train platforms, and matchbox apartments in the United States and Japan. Playwright Jen Silverman's deliciously addictive debut short story collection, THE ISLAND DWELLERS, collects 11 stories mostly set on the islands of New York City and Tokyo, Japan. Each story is told from a first-person perspective, but many of the characters make appearances in more than one tale. An Archipelago of Truths: The Island Dwellers by Jen Silverman Jen Silverman ’s debut collection of short stories, The Island Dwellers, opens with a simple question. In the first story, “Girl Canadian Shipwreck,” the narrator says, “When I was younger and I heard about anybody trapped anywhere, my first response was always just: why don’t you leave?”.
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