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The Questionable Ones

The Questionable Ones

Keller, Judith
Lewis, Tess

Hardcover

Series: Swiss List

General Fiction

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ISBN10: 1803091460
ISBN13: 9781803091464
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: Jan 17 2023
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.55
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.40 Depth: 7.80
Language: English
A brilliant collection of micro-fiction, reflecting our fragmented times.

With quirky humor and wry insight, Swiss author Judith Keller's micro-fictions unravel the fabric of daily life. She delves into the aporia of language by taking idiomatic expressions literally, unpacking the multiple meanings of words, and confounding expectations. Seven Zurich tram stops provide the framework for these familiar yet absurd portraits of passers-by, fellow passengers on the tram, the unemployed and the overemployed, the innocent and the suspicious, young mothers and confused elderly. The reader is taken on a journey through the city and offered glimpses of people going more or less successfully about their lives. These deceptively banal glimpses, however, show us more than we expect--they turn the lens back on us, puncture our complacency and ask, Who are you to judge?

The characters are hapless and far-fetched, trying to find their footing on shifting ground and grateful for what happiness they can find. In just a sentence or two, Keller unlocks metaphysical trapdoors. The Questionable Ones offers a collection of snapshots that reveal the extraordinary lurking inside the ordinary and the ordinary at the core of the extraordinary.

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