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Reckoning |
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“The grammar of melancholy is transformed by the supple wit of A.S. Penne’s writing. Droll, clear-eyed, and compassionate, this first collection marks the emergence of a wickedly talented star in the Canadian firmament.” —Eden Robinson, author of Blood Sports
In Reckoning, A.S. Penne scrutinizes the all too human desire to be understood and known by others before first understanding and knowing oneself. “Summer About to Happen” reveals a teenager’s first foray into the realm of desire, which ends in shock as she understands her fantasy love will never materialize. The father in “A Different Kind of Wanting” struggles to come to terms with the death of a son he never learned to accept. “Heat” explores the eaning of friendship when a woman takes stock of the expectations she has of her partner and of her friend. In “Threshold” the superstitions of a confirmed bachelor convince him that a woman he works for is his intended soul-mate. The characters in Reckoning are adrift, reluctant to fully engage in their lives. Eventually, through a tumult of conflicting emotions, they come to a reckoning point and are forced to accept culpability for refusing to meet life and love head-on. Release: Reckoning HOW CAN YOU KNOW ANOTHER IF YOU DON'T FIRST KNOW YOURSELF? “The grammar of melancholy is transformed by the supple wit of A.S. Penne’s writing. Droll, clear-eyed and compassionate, this first collection marks the emergence of a wickedly talented star in the Canadian firmament.”—Eden Robinson, author of Blood Sports
WINNIPEG—In Reckoning, A.S. Penne scrutinizes the all too human desire to be understood and known by others before first understanding and knowing one’s self. Backgrounder: Reckoning by A.S. Penne ReckoningABOUT THE STORIES BY A.S. PENNE The stories in Reckoning were written between 1992 and 2006, and include some of my first attempts at fiction writing. A few (“How To Take a Lover,” for example) were written in a single draft, but most went through many rewrites, a few requiring as many as twenty drafts. Visit our growing image gallery for Reckoning. |
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