Twin Study: Stories

(Hardback)

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In the sense that all stories have been written before, a truly startling piece of fiction may be the greatest literary feat possible. Enter Stacey Richter, a virtuoso contender for that very prize, whose offbeat characters manage to toe the line between eccentricity and banal daily life. Each story is organized around a pair of characters, and these characters are permitted to reach their full bizarre potential against mundane backdrops. The result is fiction that drives toward a place of surreal revelation, in these sometimes disturbing, often funny, short pieces. In Twin Study, Richter beautifully captures - albeit through unlikely exemplars - the essential experience of humanity.

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"Breathe a sigh of relief at the appearance of Stacey Richter, a hip, pop culture-obsessed fiction writer who actually knows what she's doing. My Date with Satan establishes Richter as a talent to be reckoned with. She writes like a discoverer who has found the country she's been looking for."
"Richter brings a wacky imagination to gender wars...one of the more outlandishly imaginative minds in contemporary fiction."
"Richter's writing has an irony that is familiar yet fresh; her stories are extremely well written and engaging."
"This collection offers a refreshingly original vision, reminding us at every turn that our surfaces rarely reflect the depths of our human reality."

Author Bio

Stacey Richter is the author of My Date with Satan. A four-time Pushcart Prize-winner and a winner of the National Magazine Award for fiction, she lives in Tucson, Arizona.