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Hellgoing Stories

Lynn Coady

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Intense introspection, human foibles, darkly humorous.

Lynn Coady's "Hellgoing" offers a thought-provoking read, striking a balance between the quirks and depths of human behavior. Her ability to blend dark humor with heartfelt moments provides a vivid portrayal of humanity. The stories resonate with raw realism, making it an excellent pick for someone who appreciates literary craftsmanship and piercing insight into the human condition.

  • Scotiabank Giller Prize (2013)
  • Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Nominee (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781770893085
Author: Lynn Coady
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Date of Publication: 2013-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Drama, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Feminism, LGBTQ+, Literature, Race
Goodreads rating: 3.35
(rated by 1919 readers)

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With astonishing range and depth, Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Lynn Coady gives us nine unforgettable new stories, each one of them grabbing our attention from the first line and resonating long after the last. A young nun charged with talking an anorexic out of her religious fanaticism toys with the thin distance between practicality and blasphemy. A strange bond between a teacher and a schoolgirl takes on ever deeper, and stranger, shapes as the years progress. A bride-to-be with a penchant for nocturnal bondage can’t seem to stop bashing herself up in the light of day. Equally adept at capturing the foibles and obsessions of men and of women, compassionate in her humour yet never missing an opportunity to make her characters squirm, fascinated as much by faithlessness as by faith, Lynn Coady is quite possibly the writer who best captures what it is to be human at this particular moment in our history.
 

Intense introspection, human foibles, darkly humorous.

Lynn Coady's "Hellgoing" offers a thought-provoking read, striking a balance between the quirks and depths of human behavior. Her ability to blend dark humor with heartfelt moments provides a vivid portrayal of humanity. The stories resonate with raw realism, making it an excellent pick for someone who appreciates literary craftsmanship and piercing insight into the human condition.

  • Scotiabank Giller Prize (2013)
  • Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Nominee (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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