The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill is a reprint edition published by Carolina Wren Press on September 6, 2016. This 320-page novel presents a unique narrative where the Minotaur, five thousand years removed from the labyrinth, finds himself in a trailer park in the American South. Now a line cook at a steakhouse, he grapples with loneliness and social ineptitude, exploring very human needs as he navigates a chaotic two-week period that leads him to the possibility of happiness and love.
Readers will discover a blend of fantasy and contemporary fiction as the story unfolds, incorporating elements of magical realism and urban life. The Minotaur’s journey reflects themes of alienation and the search for connection, set against a backdrop that intertwines folklore with modern existence. This edition invites readers to engage with a narrative that challenges the boundaries of myth and reality, offering a fresh perspective on a legendary figure in a contemporary setting.
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Five thousand years out of the labyrinth, the Minotaur finds himself in the American South, living in a trailer park and working as a line cook at a steakhouse. No longer a devourer of human flesh, the Minotaur is a socially inept, lonely creature with very human needs. But over a two-week period, as his life dissolves into chaos, this broken and alienated immortal awakens to the possibility for happiness and to the capacity for love.
Steven Sherrill is a graduate of UNC Charlotte and holds an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. The recipient of a NEA Fellowship for Fiction, he has published four novels and one book of poetry. His debut novel, The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break, was published in the UK and translated into eight languages. Neil Gaiman selected it as one of six audio books to launch “Neil Gaiman Presents” for Audible.com. A prolific painter and nascent musician, Sherrill is now a professor of English & Integrative Arts at Penn State Altoona.
” . . . [W]ry, melancholy, beautiful first novel . . . ” —The Guardian
“Sherrill’s narrative, with its dreamlike pace, shows myth coexisting with reality as naturally as it does in ancient epic.” —Publishers Weekly
“Wise and ingenious” —The New York Times
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