Jagannath

Name: Jagannath
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Karin Tidbeck
ISBN: 9781684410712

Author: Karin Tidbeck

Narrator: Kirsten Potter

Unabridged: 4 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 02/06/2018

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

A child is born in a tin can. A switchboard operator finds himself in hell. Three corpulent women float somewhere beyond time. Welcome to the weird world of Karin Tidbeck, the visionary Swedish author of literary sci-fi, speculative fiction, and mind-bending fantasy who has captivated readers around the world. Originally published by the tiny press Cheeky Frawg—the passion project of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer—Jagannath has been celebrated by readers and critics alike, with rave reviews from major outlets and support from lauded peers like China Miéville and even Ursula K. Le Guin herself. These are stories in which fairies haunt quiet towns, and an immortal being discovers the nature of time—stories in which anything is possible.

About Karin Tidbeck

Karin Tidbeck is originally from Stockholm, Sweden. She lives and works in Malmo as a freelance writer, translator, and creative-writing teacher, and writes fiction in Swedish and English. She debuted in 2010 with the Swedish short story collection Vem ar Arvid Pekon? Her English debut, the 2012 collection Jagannath, was awarded the Crawford Award 2013 and short-listed for the World Fantasy Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J.L.

“I have to know… What is the nature of the world?" The djinneya smiled with both rows of teeth. "Which one?” Describing Karin Tidbeck's short story collection, Jagannath as strange and quirky is in no way a sufficient description. These tales are also funny in a dark and unexpected way. Whether her......more

Goodreads review by Althea

This volume is so short that it's barely a book (134 pages). Are these all of the short stories that Tidbeck's written? Why not put more in? This is not enough! I hope that her other writing is translated into English, because this is an excellent (if brief) collection. I would highly recommend these......more

Goodreads review by Hazal

Kitap hakkında fikir belirtenler arasında tuhaf kurgunun yeni yüzünün (new weird) ustası ve bir nevi atası olan China Miéville'i de görüyoruz. Fakat görünce hiç şaşırmıyoruz, çünkü benim için bu kitap tuhaf kurgunun harika bir örneğiydi. Elbette çağdaş İsveç edebiyatı olarak da okunabilir bu kitap. B......more

Goodreads review by John

This is a brilliant collection of mysterious, mystical, imaginative and entertaining fantasy short stories. I also liked author Karin Tidbeck’s comments in the afterword on what it’s like to write in both Swedish and English. This collection was one of her first publications. I’m looking forward to......more