McSweeney's Issue 70 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)

(Paperback)

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Three-time National Magazine Award-winning McSweeney's Quarterly returns with its 70th edition, a paperback with a special die-cut cover design with French flaps.

Inside youll find brilliant fiction and two essays from places near and far, including Patrick Cottrells story about a surprisingly indelible Denver bar experience; poignant, previously untranslated fiction from beloved Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen; Argentine writer Olivia Gallos English language debut about rampaging urban clowns; the rise and fall of an unusual family of undocumented workers in rural California by Francisco Gonzlez; and Indian writer Amit Chaudhuris sojourn to the childhood home of Brooklyn native Neil Diamond. Readers will be sure to delight in Guggenheim recipient Edward Gauvins novella-length memoir-of-sorts in the form of contributors notes, absorbing short stories about a celebrated pianist (Lisa Hsiao Chen) and a reclusive science-fiction novelist (Eugene Lim), flash fiction by Vronique Darwin and Kevin Hyde, and a suite of thirty-six very short stories by the outsider poet Sparrow. Plus letters from Seoul, Buenos Aires, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Lake Zurich, Illinois, by E. Tammy Kim, Drew Millard, and more.

Compiled by deputy editor James Yeh, McSweeney's Issue 70, like all editions of the quarterly, features the very best in new literary fiction, in a unique and beautifully designed format, that will occupy a cherished spot on your bookshelves for years to come.

'A key barometer of the literary climate.' The New York Times

'An enduring literary presence.' Chicago Tribune

'Ever shape-shifting and ambitious, McSweeneys has redefined what a literary institution can be. Their commitment to publishing strong, strange voices and stories from the periphery has always been an inspiration and Im always excited to see what theyll do next.' Catherine Lacey, McSweeneys contributor and author of Pew

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"A key barometer of the literary climate."
--The New York Times"An enduring literary presence."
--Chicago Tribune"Ever shape-shifting and ambitious, McSweeney's has redefined what a literary institution can be. Their commitment to publishing strong, strange voices and stories from the periphery has always been an inspiration and I'm always excited to see what they'll do next."
--Catherine Lacey, McSweeney's contributor and author of Pew

Author Bio

McSweeney's Quarterly Concern began in 1998 as a literary journal that published only works rejected by other magazines. That rule was soon abandoned, and since then McSweeney's has attracted some of the finest writers in the world, from George Saunders and Lydia Davis, to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and David Foster Wallace. Recent issues have featured work by Tommy Orange, Hanif Abdurraqib, Lisa Taddeo, Mimi Lok, and Lesley Nneka Arimah. At the same time, the journal continues to be a major home for new and unpublished writers; we're committed to publishing exciting fiction regardless of pedigree.