The Law of Strings and Other Stories
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ISBN: 0983208085 / Publisher: Atticus Books, August 2012
Between quantum physics and household chores lie those human moments of doubt and indecision that shape and shatter the surreal story-world of Steven Gillis.
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"The Law of Strings and Other Stories" is an existential yelp examining individual choices and our all-too-human response to unexpected events. Fans of George Saunders and Aimee Bender will delight in Gillis' surprising surrealist twists in the heart of painfully real emotion and interpersonal relationships. From a tightrope walker abandoning his trade to an Immovable Girl learning to levitate, The Law of Strings explores what happens at the crossroads in our lives and how we decide what matters most in a world defined by chaos.Gillis says he approaches short stories in “rapid succession” and “always follows [his] gut.” For this lawyer turned publisher turned writer, gutsy risk-taking is at the core of his personality and spills into the lives of his characters, who frequently make decisions with shattering consequences. Perhaps it's this penchant for disastrous choices that make the bizarre, dream-like worlds in which these characters live seem so familiar. Then again, it could be the raw human emotion that leaps off the page as you devour these stories in one satisfying sitting.
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