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Leaving the Sea by Ben Marcus

Leaving the Sea by Ben Marcus

A bold new short story collection from one of the most exhilarating and innovative writers of our time. The stories in Leaving the Sea take place in a world which is a distortion of our own, where strange illnesses strike at random and where people disappear without a trace. Ben Marcus has created a labyrinth populated by disturbed, weary men; from the frustrated creative writing teacher to the advocate of self-inhumation; from Paul, whose return home leads him further into his isolation, or Mather, whose child is sick, to an unnamed narrator who spends his lonely evenings calculating the probabilities of his mother’s imminent demise. Dark, funny and utterly unique, Leaving the Sea showcases a writer at the height of his powers.

(Granta)

Leaving the Sea by Ben Marcus

Author

Ben Marcus

Publisher

Granta

 Year Published

2014

Number of Pages

271

Book Type

Short Story Collection

Genres

Country

American Writing

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