Parables, Fables, Nightmares

Malachi McIntosh author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The Emma Press

Published:14th Sep '23

Should be back in stock very soon

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Surreal and satirical musings of contemporary life.

Filled with tales of tragedy, love, hope and frustration, Malachi McIntosh's debut collection of short stories offers surreal and satirical accounts of the many perils of contemporary life. Parables, Fables, Nightmares brings a light to our interactions in an ailing world and heralds the arrival of a unique new voice in fiction.A man jumps, the platform empties, then the stories begin. Filled with tales of tragedy, love, hope and frustration, Malachi McIntosh's debut collection of short stories offers surreal and satirical accounts of the many perils of contemporary life. From resistant mothers and unexpected corporate climbers, to doomed weddings and unwelcome visitors, these dark, comedic and uncanny stories contend with timeless concerns of parenthood, family, race and identity in the here and now. Whether characters are absorbed in social media or burying their grief, raising themselves up or taking others down, Parables, Fables, Nightmares brings a light to our interactions in an ailing world and heralds the arrival of a unique new voice in fiction.

"An amazing collection"

-- Morgan Omotoye

‘Outlandish, funny, moving and ingeniously fresh.'

-- Rufus Jones * Cherwe

ISBN: 9781915628190

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