| Description |
ix, 148 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
The alphabet -- Swatch -- Attrib. -- Smote -- Bs -- Alight at the next -- Concision -- Fears and confessions of an Ortolan chef -- Synaesthete, would like to meet -- Bulk -- Platform -- Rosette manufacture: a catalogue & spotters' guide -- Scutiform -- Mischief -- Spines -- Spins. |
| Summary |
"When I Find I Cannot Kiss You presents a cast of unforgettable characters standing at the precipice of emotional events (a disastrous breakup, a successful date, an unexpected arrival) and finding it fiendishly impossible to express themselves. In "Attrib," an audio-visual artist who is hypersensitive to sound is commissioned with writing the score to a Michelangelo exhibit's audio guide, trying to find the right sounds to accompany the paintings by experimenting with everything from cat litter to a rib gnawed to the bone from last night's takeout. In "Spines," a family vacationing in France finds themselves at odds with what to do about the hedgehogs enjoying a lengthy swim in their pool. "Alphabet" begins with forgetting the word "hairbrush" and becomes an elegy for the beautiful face the aphasic narrator remembers clearly but to which she can no longer attach a name."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Short stories.
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Life change events -- Fiction.
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Expression (Philosophy) -- Fiction.
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Emotions -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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| ISBN |
9780593312353 |
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059331235X |
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