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The Universe in Miniature in Miniature: Excerpt |
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 |
The Miniature version of
The Universe in Miniature
in Miniature
Patrick Somerville
LIMITED EDITION COVER TURNS INTO A MOBILE OF PATRICK SOMERVILLE's MINIATURE UNIVERSE!
AND Featuring Sexy Drawings by Rob Funderburk:
This collection includes versions of these stories, previously published elsewhere:
“People Like Me” in Five Chapters
“Vaara in the Woods” in Time Out Chicago
“Easy Love” in Storyglossia
“Confused Aliens” in Five Chapters
| The Universe in Miniature
in Miniature
By Patrick Somerville
Patrick Somerville has perfect pitch across the thirty-odd voices in these stories, gets perfect reception from past and future both. He is funny and sad and scalpel-sharp, at times all in the same sentence. This book contains worlds within worlds. Every single one of them enriches ours. -Roy Kesey, Author of All Over Out Now! In this genre-busting book from award-winning novelist Patrick Somerville characters, stories, and stray thoughts revolve around the “The Machine of Understanding Other People,” the story of a Chicago man who is bequeathed a supernatural helmet that allows him to experience the inner worlds of those around him. Through his lonely lens we peer into the mind of an art student grappling with ennui, ethics and empathy as she comes to terms with her own beliefs in a godless world. We telescope out to the story of idiot extraterrestrials struggling to pilot a complicated spaceship. We follow a retired mercenary as he tries to save his marriage and questions his life abroad. Mind-bending and cracklingly new, Somerville’s broadly appealing and uniquely imaginative constructions probe the outer reaches of sympathy, death, and love in a world seen from the inside out. Patrick Somerville's first book of stories, Trouble, and his novel, The Cradle, are awesome. Everyone thinks so. Find out more at patricksomerville.com | |
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