As a result, The Island Dwellers is witty, unexpectedly funny, and incredibly sad. —Powell’s Bookstore, Staff Pick. The playwright and television writer’s debut collection, which came out in May, features interconnected stories about the complexities of intimacy. In the lead story, “Girl Canadian Shipwreck,” a woman dates a performance artist whose political activism includes not believing in shampoo. Jen Silverman's short story collection, "The Island Dwellers", is full of wry observations like the one above. Her wit; humorous sarcasm and insightful irony, infuse all the stories in this immensely enjoyable collection. Certainly telegraphed by the title, themes of isolation, entrapment, and escape are 4/5(24). An Archipelago of Truths: The Island Dwellers by Jen Silverman Jen Silverman ’s debut collection of short stories, The Island Dwellers, opens with a simple question. In the first story, “Girl Canadian Shipwreck,” the narrator says, “When I was younger and I heard about anybody trapped anywhere, my first response was always just: why don’t you leave?”.
"Jen Silverman's stories are at once specific and worldly, contemporary and old-fashioned, cool and heartfelt. An archipelago of emotions, The Island Dwellers captures the wonder and oddity of romantic relationships." (Sloane Crosley, best-selling author of The Clasp and Look Alive out There). The Island Dwellers is thrilling, addictive, and wise, and it made Jen Silverman my new favorite writer. It will probably do the same for you."—Alexander Chee, bestselling author of Queen of the Night and Edinburgh "Jen Silverman's stories are at once specific and worldly, contemporary and old-fashioned, cool and heartfelt. The Island Dwellers Stories Jen Silverman Buy. Share; Embed This Book. Copy and paste the below script into your own website or blog to embed this book. For readers of Miranda July, Rebecca Lee, and Mary Gaitskill, a debut short-story collection that is a mesmerizing blend of wit, transgression, and heart.
An Archipelago of Truths: The Island Dwellers by Jen Silverman Jen Silverman ’s debut collection of short stories, The Island Dwellers, opens with a simple question. In the first story, “Girl Canadian Shipwreck,” the narrator says, “When I was younger and I heard about anybody trapped anywhere, my first response was always just: why don’t you leave?”. We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman. Here’s what Publishers Weekly had to say about We Play Ourselves: “A playwright’s public shame and jealousy traps her in self-doubt in this mordant debut novel from Silverman (after the collection The Island Dwellers). Thirty-three-year-old playwright Cass flees New York after an embarrassing public meltdown in which she deliberately poked her nemesis, Yale senior and hot new playwright Tara-Jean Slater, in the eye. The Island Dwellers: Stories by Jen Silverman available in Hardcover on bltadwin.ru, also read synopsis and reviews. For readers of Miranda July, Rebecca Lee, and Mary Gaitskill, a debut short story collection that is.
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