Not So Perfect Stories
Not So Perfect Stories by Nik Perring is a collection of 22 short short stories published by Roastbooks in 2010. This edition, written in English and spanning 136 pages, presents a unique exploration of imperfect lives, where unusual scenarios unfold, such as bird watchers venturing out at night and couples engaging in love surgery. The stories highlight the extraordinary elements of everyday life while maintaining an unsettling familiarity.
Readers will find that Perring’s debut collection intricately examines the complexities of human relationships through dark humor and brevity. Each story delves into the conundrums and contradictions that define what it means to be human. With its focus on fiction, Not So Perfect Stories invites reflection on the nuances of life and the peculiarities that shape our experiences.
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22 short short stories; 22 not so perfect lives, where bird watchers come out at night, couples perform love surgery, and a woman is throwing up animals. The extraordinary is everywhere, but an unsettling familiarity pervades. Nik Perring’s brilliant debut collection demonstrates the underestimated powers of brevity. Intricately crafted and filled with dark humour, his 22 stories examine the conundrums and contradictions of human relationships, and ask us what it is to be human at all.
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