The Coming Triumph of the Free World: Stories [Paperback]

Rick DeMarinis possesses a power and an originality unique in contemporary American fiction. DeMarinis is a wizard shaking to its literary roots the short-story genre. Matthew Gilbert, These tales imply a chilly, brilliantly lit world on the brink of absolute darkness, chronicled with speedy, black-hearted ?lan. Compelling, incendiary concoctions . . . the kind of collection lesser writers yearn to create and readers long to return to.