By Claude Nougat
Buy new: $2.99
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Claude Nougat
Customer tags: murder(10), short story collection(10), art(10), short fiction(10), current events(10), old age(10), prejudice(10), contemporary fiction(10), love(10), seniors(10), virtual reality(3), speculative fiction(3)
Review & Description
An innovative take on storytelling: short stories for the digital age. All eight stories in this collection are recent and firmly anchored in our fast-changing, globalized world where what happens in Iraq or India feels like it has happened next door. Innovations from the Kindle to smart phones and video games have changed the way we live.
The stories can be funny or sad, even tragic, and always end with an unexpected twist. For each one, Claude Nougat gives a quick hint of what inspired her:
Death on Facebook: culture clashes or how an innocent picture posted on the world’s largest social network can have deadly consequences. (Story set in India)
The Great Hacker Heist: when virtual reality overtakes the physical world or how video games can unexpectedly disrupt normal lives. (Setting: USA)
Wickedness on Wikipedia: when an excess of information comforts prejudice and leads to irrational behavior and tragedy.(Setting: France)
Diary of a 98 year-old Lady: recounted from the point of view of a senior citizen, it records the frustrations of becoming dependent on others, especially in the digital age. (Setting: Italy, Rome)
The Prince and the Art Dealer: the excesses of Contemporary Art or a tale of gullibility.(Setting: An Arab Gulf State)
Kill Mamma: when parents’ unrealistic expectations for their children become like the walls of a prison and the only escape is murder. (Setting: Italy, Parma)
The Ice Maker: unexpected and tragic fallouts of a war when the occupying power belongs to another civilization. (Setting: Iraq)
Good-bye Melinda: studying abroad can have unwanted, lethal results. (Setting: Italy, Florence)
The book has about 20,000 words.
An innovative take on storytelling: short stories for the digital age. All eight stories in this collection are recent and firmly anchored in our fast-changing, globalized world where what happens in Iraq or India feels like it has happened next door. Innovations from the Kindle to smart phones and video games have changed the way we live.
The stories can be funny or sad, even tragic, and always end with an unexpected twist. For each one, Claude Nougat gives a quick hint of what inspired her:
Death on Facebook: culture clashes or how an innocent picture posted on the world’s largest social network can have deadly consequences. (Story set in India)
The Great Hacker Heist: when virtual reality overtakes the physical world or how video games can unexpectedly disrupt normal lives. (Setting: USA)
Wickedness on Wikipedia: when an excess of information comforts prejudice and leads to irrational behavior and tragedy.(Setting: France)
Diary of a 98 year-old Lady: recounted from the point of view of a senior citizen, it records the frustrations of becoming dependent on others, especially in the digital age. (Setting: Italy, Rome)
The Prince and the Art Dealer: the excesses of Contemporary Art or a tale of gullibility.(Setting: An Arab Gulf State)
Kill Mamma: when parents’ unrealistic expectations for their children become like the walls of a prison and the only escape is murder. (Setting: Italy, Parma)
The Ice Maker: unexpected and tragic fallouts of a war when the occupying power belongs to another civilization. (Setting: Iraq)
Good-bye Melinda: studying abroad can have unwanted, lethal results. (Setting: Italy, Florence)
The book has about 20,000 words.
Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment