Tales of Accidental Genius

"She believed it was a gift to never truly know the self. We are not who we...
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Author: Simon Van Booy
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Tales of Accidental Genius by Van Booy, Simon

Tales of Accidental Genius

¥4,444

Tales of Accidental Genius

¥4,444
Author: Simon Van Booy
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"She believed it was a gift to never truly know the self. We are not who we think we are, nor how others see us. Long before death, we die a thousand times at the hands of a definition."

A master storyteller's vision reawakens us to the human experience in this diverse, haunting, and unexpectedly humorous new collection of short fiction from Simon Van Booy--his first since Love Begins in Winter, winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

In his first book of short stories since Love Begins in Winter, for which he won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award), bestselling author Simon Van Booy offers a collection of stories highlighting how human genius can emerge through acts of compassion. Through characters including an eccentric film director, an aging Cockney bodyguard, the teenage child of Nigerian immigrants, a divorced amateur magician from New Jersey, and a Beijing street vendor who becomes an overnight billionaire, Tales of Accidental Genius contemplates individuals from different cultures, races--rich and poor, young and old--and reveals how faith and yearning for connection helps us all transcend darkness of fear and misfortune.



Author: Simon Van Booy
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 07/28/2023
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780062408976


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2015

About the Author
Van Booy, Simon: -

Simon Van Booy is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, including The Secret Lives of People in Love and Love Begins in Winter, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He is the editor of three philosophy books and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and the BBC. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.

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