story: “The Grozny Tourist Bureau” author: Anthony Marra year: 2015 where: Casa, sonnolento note: The opening image of the verdigris-encrusted statue rising from the debris reminds me of Shelley's "Ozymandias." a line: “The minister set down his silverware and began sorting through the little trout bones on his plate, reconstructing the skeleton of the fish he had … Continue reading 400 short stories: story 310
Tag: Anthony Marra
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story: “Granddaughters” author: Anthony Marra year: 2015 where: Some taxi rides. note: First-Personal Plural a line: “Could we have misjudged the seriousness of their relationship? Galina had been as vivid as stained glass, but we hadn't imagined that Kolya might have been the sunlight saturating her.” theme(s): Survival, jealousy, gossip, legacy
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story: “The Leopard” author: Anthony Marra year: 2015 where: A bed on the 33rd floor. note: There's a description near the end where the narrator, Roman, considers all the folks responsible for erasing people, and it makes me think of the book Ordinary Men. a line: "It takes nothing less than the whole might of the state … Continue reading 400 short stories: story 307
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story: “Chechnya” author: Anthony Marra year: 2010 where: kitchen table, Abu Dhabi note: Marra's novel is on my list. a line: “Time was marked not by minutes but by men. Eight one night, eleven the next. Each felt like a porcupine between her legs. Men from Rome, Naples, and Palermo. Men from Scotland, Luxembourg, and Germany. American … Continue reading 400 short stories: story 305
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