Leaving the Sea Stories
Leaving the Sea Stories by Ben Marcus is a short story collection published by Granta in 2014, featuring 273 pages in English. This work presents a series of narratives set in a world that distorts reality, where bizarre illnesses emerge unexpectedly and individuals vanish without explanation. The stories delve into the lives of various characters, including a frustrated creative writing teacher and a man grappling with his child’s illness, all navigating their own forms of isolation and despair.
Readers will encounter a labyrinth of experiences that blend dark humor with unique storytelling. The collection explores themes of loneliness and existential dread, as characters confront their fears and uncertainties in a surreal environment. Through these narratives, Ben Marcus showcases his innovative approach to fiction, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of human experience amid a backdrop of unsettling circumstances.
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A bold new short story collection from one of the most exhilarating and innovative writers of our time. The stories in Leaving the Sea take place in a world which is a distortion of our own, where strange illnesses strike at random and where people disappear without a trace. Ben Marcus has created a labyrinth populated by disturbed, weary men; from the frustrated creative writing teacher to the advocate of self-inhumation; from Paul, whose return home leads him further into his isolation, or Mather, whose child is sick, to an unnamed narrator who spends his lonely evenings calculating the probabilities of his mother’s imminent demise. Dark, funny and utterly unique, Leaving the Sea showcases a writer at the height of his powers.
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