Apocalypse Then

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Despite the world's insecurities, the most common drama of all is not of apocalypse now, but of apocalypse deferred; the pain of living is having to wait it out. DeMarini's characters try alcohol, they try travel, and (most of all) they try off-limits love. They find themselves in harm's way, or put themselves there - but in life, as the title story states, sometimes the worst doesn't happen'.'

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"However similar the existential suffering of his characters, DeMarinis expertly probes the contours of their condition. You simply can't move your eyes from the page." - Mark Smirnoff, New York Times Book Review; "Rick DeMarinis has long been one of my favourite writers; wherever he has cast his gaze, he has taught me something new about the way he sees things" - Robert Olen Butler

Author Bio

Rick DeMarinis is the author of six novels. The Year of the Zinc Penny was a 1989 New York Times Notable Book. Borrowed Hearts, his definitive short story collection, includes stories from his three previous collections, together with uncollected work predating this volume.