Jokes for the Gunmen
Original title: نكات للمسلحين
by Mazen Maarouf
Translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright
- Publication
- First published 2019
- ISBN
- 9781846276675
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Sign inA brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled perspective. These are stories of life in a war zone, life peppered by surreal mistakes, tragic accidents and painful encounters. These are stories of fantasist matadors, lost limbs and perplexed voyeurs. This is a collection about sex, death and the all-important skill of making life into a joke. These are unexpected stories by a very fresh voice. These stories are unforgettable.
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