Author | Claire-Louise Bennett |
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Language | English |
Genre | Anthology, Psychological Fiction |
Publisher | The Stinging Fly Press |
Publication date | 10 May 2015 |
Publication place | United Kingdom, United States |
Media type | Print ( hardcover & paperback) |
ISBN | 0-3995-7590-1 |
Pond is a collection of 20 short stories written by Claire-Louise Bennett, originally published by The Stinging Fly Press in Ireland on 10 May 2015 ( ISBN 0-3995-7590-1). [1] [2] The stories are written from the perspective of an unnamed woman who lives a solitary existence on the outskirts of a small coastal village.
It focuses on the details of her daily experience, from the best way to eat porridge to an encounter with a cow to the ending of an affair. [3] The shortest story in Pond runs to only a couple of sentences. [4]
Pond was well received in both the UK and the US, and was featured in both The New Yorker and The New York Times in 2016.
№ | Title | |
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1 | "Voyage in the Dark" |
2 | "Morning, Noon & Night" |
3 | "First Thing" |
4 | "The Big Day" |
5 | "Wishful Thinking" |
6 | "A Little Before Seven" |
7 | "To A God Unknown" |
8 | "Two Weeks Since" |
9 | "Stir-fry" |
10 | "Finishing Touch" |
11 | "Control Knobs" |
12 | "Postcard" |
13 | "The Deepest Sea" |
14 | "Oh, Tomato Puree!" |
15 | "Morning, 1908" |
16 | "The Gloves Are Off" |
17 | "Over & Done With" |
18 | "Words Escape Me" |
19 | "Lady of the House" |
20 | "Old Ground" |