Jokes for the Gunmen

Mazen Maarouf author Jonathan Wright translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Granta Books

Published:3rd Jan '19

Should be back in stock very soon

Jokes for the Gunmen cover

An award-winning blast of literary brilliance from a major new voice on world literature.

An award-winning blast of literary brilliance from a major new voice in world literature.LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2019 A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled perspective. These are stories of life in a war zone, life peppered by surreal mistakes, tragic accidents and painful encounters. These are stories of fantasist matadors, lost limbs and perplexed voyeurs. This is a collection about sex, death and the all-important skill of making life into a joke. These are unexpected stories by a very fresh voice. These stories are unforgettable.

  • Short-listed for Man Booker International Prize 2019

ISBN: 9781846276675

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm

Weight: 153g

176 pages