How They Spend Their Sundays

by Courtney McDermott

Overview

Set in Lesotho and South Africa, Courtney McDermott's debut story collection unveils a perspective of African life that is both startling and intimate. An Afrikaner woman sleeps with a shotgun because she fears black Africans, an undead garbage man "saves" lives by taking them, a modern day Cinderella struggles to escape the bitter residual constraints of colonialism. These twenty-two tales embrace graphic realism, energetic bursts of truths that may otherwise go unnoticed, and magic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780615793696
Publisher:	Whitepoint Press
Publication date:	09/02/2013
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.49(d)

Editorial Reviews

"A wonderful debut by a fearless and gifted writer."

Notre Dame Review

"McDermott's rare talent for conveying a crisp image of a scene shines in this collection of fresh, tightly woven stories."

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