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Misfits and Other Heroes

by Suzanne Burns

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Suzanne Burns's Misfits and Other Heroes is a strange and compulsively readable collection. Her cast of characters is carnival-esque, her prose is fresh, and the stories are sad, bizarre, and resonant. This book is a fun-house mirror of human experience, where everything feels distorted yet true.
Recommended by Sheila A., Powells.com

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"Suzanne Burns is the ringleader of a magical, quixotic, flea circus of words. Magisterial, she sings. I love this collection — its sadness and wonder, its acrobatics, its nerve." Kate Bernheimer, editor of Fairy Tale Review

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"Who would have thought that Oregon's misfits could be as deluded and cruel as Flannery O'Connor's Southerners and even more bizarre?" Tom Whalen, author of Dolls: Prose Poems

About the Author

Suzanne Burns has previously published two collections of poetry, Blight from Archer Books and The Flesh Procession from Bleak House Books. Her writing has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and she is the recipient of two poetry fellowships. She is a freelance editor who is currently working on a new novel.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780981589961
Author:
Burns, Suzanne
Publisher:
Dzanc Books
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Publication Date:
July 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
197
Dimensions:
8.40x5.50x.60 in. .65 lbs.

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