Black Light Stories
Black Light Stories by Kimberly King Parsons, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on August 13, 2019, is a collection of 224 pages written in English. This debut work presents a series of perceptive and unsentimental short stories that delve into the complexities of desire and the human experience. Parsons explores themes such as first love, self-loathing, addiction, marriage, and the disillusionment of childhood, offering readers a raw and poetic examination of these often-hidden aspects of life.
In Black Light Stories, readers will encounter a vivid portrayal of various settings, from the heat of Texas highways to the confines of family kitchens and private school dorms. The stories are characterized by their sharp voice and acerbic wit, revealing the emotional depths and struggles of the characters. This collection invites exploration of the intricate and sometimes grim realities of life, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literary fiction.
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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
“The stories in Black Light are grimy and weird, surprising, utterly lush. . . . I loved every moment of this book.” —Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties
With raw, poetic ferocity, Kimberly King Parsons exposes desire’s darkest hollows—those hidden places where most of us are afraid to look. In this debut collection of enormously perceptive and brutally unsentimental short stories, Parsons illuminates the ache of first love, the banality of self-loathing, the scourge of addiction, the myth of marriage, and the magic and inevitable disillusionment of childhood.
Taking us from hot Texas highways to cold family kitchens, from the freedom of pay-by-the-hour motels to the claustrophobia of private school dorms, these stories erupt off the page with a primal howl—sharp-voiced, acerbic, and wise.
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