Domestic dysfunction gets some techno-dystopian twists in Marcus’ third story collection (Leaving the Sea, 2014, etc.

by Ben Marcus.

Notes from the Fog: Stories.

In “The Grow-Light Blues,” a hapless, corporate drone finds love after being disfigured … />In The Grow-Light Blues Fiction. $26.95.. Ben Marcus’s new collection of stories takes a dark view of society, as … "Ben Marcus’s refined and uncompromising third story collection, dissects the American experience through language that is always precise, unexpected, and alive. Never has existential catastrophe been so much fun. Thirteen transfixing new stories from one of … NOTES FROM THE FOG By Ben Marcus 266 pp. There … Thirteen transfixing new stories from one of the most innovative writers of his generation and one of the most vital and original voices of our time--for fans of George Saunders, Nathan Englander, and Elizabeth Strout. With these thirteen transfixing, ingenious stories, Ben Marcus gives us timely dystopian visions of alienation in a modern world-cosmically and comically apt. WHO: Ben Marcus WHAT: NOTES FROM THE FOG, stories WHEN: Published by Knopf August 22, 2018 WHERE: The author lives in New York. Notes From the Fog is funny, perverse, and maybe Marcus's best book in an influential writing career. ).For Marcus, a true believer in the austere, skeptical, experimental branches of American fiction (Donald Barthelme, Don DeLillo, Dana Spiotta), outside forces of nature and technology are always threatening to unsettle everyday existence. With these thirteen transfixing, ingenious stories, Ben Marcus gives us timely dystopian visions of alienation in a modern world-cosmically and comically apt. />In The Grow-Light Blues Pre-order now. Notes from the Fog. Notes from the Fog Stories by Ben Marcus available in Hardcover on Powells.com, also read synopsis and reviews. WHY: “A bracing, forceful collection. Notes from the Fog: Stories [Ben Marcus, Rebecca Gibel, Charlie Thurston] on Amazon.com. Even with a shortcut on the desktop you DO NOT have enough information to create the required command line. We stopped relatively early but it seemed the right thing to do. The fog was thick as thieves which isn't necessarily pleasant for driving but once we stopped I was happy as I adore fog. It was also pouring rain most of the day. Never has existential catastrophe been so much fun. There is no one writing like Ben Marcus and this book of devastating stories is so darkly weird, so sentence-drivenly spectacular, and so otherworldly while still being recognizably in our world. Alfred A. Knopf. "In the tone-setting first story, 'Cold Little Bird,' … Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9781101947463, 1101947462.