Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really by Murphy, Yannick
Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really by Murphy, Yannick

Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really

A deeply funny and achingly honest coming-of-age story surfacing from the pressures of Navy life and the...
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Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really by Murphy, Yannick

Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really

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Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really by Murphy, Yannick

Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really

$45.95
Author: Yannick Murphy
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A deeply funny and achingly honest coming-of-age story surfacing from the pressures of Navy life and the weight of what comes after.

"Murphy, a fiction writer of vibrant imagination, wit, and nuance, returns after a long hiatus with a bravura first-person performance in the voice of a kind and curious submarine radioman. . . a soulful and charismatic protagonist in an uncanny, transfixing, and revelatory bildungsroman."--Booklist, starred review

"Quite possibly the best novel about the peacetime Navy since Darryl Ponicsan's The Last Detail."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The rollicking, sometimes frightening, in-the-end surprisingly moving evolution of a submariner into a mensch."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

A nuclear submarine exists due to the laws of physics and for the laws of man. A submariner survives surrounded by high-yield steel, humor, and heartbreak.

Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really is about David, nicknamed "Dead Man," and his shipmates. Stationed in Guam, they sail the depths of the oceans, swapping jokes and stories while strengthening bonds continually tested by the rigors of submarine life. But when one shipmate is revealed as a Chinese spy, and another takes his own life, Dead Man is burdened by guilt.

Searching for a change, Dead Man leaves the Navy to start fresh as a college student, but his past refuses to let go. The ghosts of former shipmates--both dead and alive--continue to haunt him, and unwilling to stay mired in his memories, Dead Man searches for meaning in a life that feels increasingly foreign.

Written with Yannick Murphy's distinctive and darkly humorous style, Things That Are Funny on a Submarine But Not Really is a headlong, entertaining dive into what it means to find one's way in a new world.

Author: Yannick Murphy
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781648211355


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/15/2025
Booklist 10/01/2025
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2025

About the Author
Yannick Murphy is the author of the novels This Is the Water, The Call, Signed, Mata Hari, Here They Come, and The Sea of Trees. Her story collections include By the Time You Read This, Stories in Another Language, and In a Bear's Eye. She is the recipient of various awards, including a Pushcart Prize, a Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award, a Whiting Writer's Award, a National Endowment for the Arts award, and a Chesterfield Screenwriting award.

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