Annihilating Distance Selected Stories
Annihilating Distance Selected Stories by David Vigoda is a collection published by Collioure Books in 2003, featuring 286 pages in English. This first edition presents thirteen stories that explore the complexities of human belief and behavior through a diverse range of characters and circumstances. The narratives draw from both contemporary and historical contexts, offering readers a blend of excitement typical of popular novels alongside the depth often found in literary fiction.
Readers will encounter a variety of themes and situations, from the abduction of a prostitute in “Rebels” to the struggles of a loner facing ecological disaster in “Outlaws.” The stories delve into the lives of an intellectual revolutionary in “Prisoners” and an ostracized poet’s return to a totalitarian regime in “Strangers.” Vigoda’s imaginative storytelling also touches on topics such as genetic engineering and the lives of French writers, culminating in the exploration of homegrown terrorism in “Toward the Annihilation of Distance.” This collection invites readers to reflect on the implications of the characters’ choices and the broader societal issues they confront.
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“My writing is like sushi,” quips Vigoda, “sophisticated and raw, with subtle flavors.” Whether from next door or from history, his characters come right at you. In thirteen thrilling stories, circumstance forces them to decide what they most believe in and how they will behave-and to confront the implications. Deeply imaginative and passionate, the stories combine the excitement and pleasure of popular novels with the subtlety and seriousness of literary fiction. The stories’ subjects range widely. In Rebels an enigmatic man abducts a prostitute to the woods, in Outlaws a half-crazed loner is undone by an ecological disaster. Prisoners depicts an old world intellectual revolutionary, while Strangers follows the return of an ostracized poet to his totalitarian nation. Exhalations of the Intellect describes the birth of genetic engineering, Against Us, Tyranny fictionalizes events in the lives of French writers. Finally, Toward the Annihilation of Distance centers on homegrown terrorism.
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