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The Secret Goldfish : Stories by David Means is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Readers familiar with David Means' electrifying work in the Los Angeles Times Book Prize -- winning Assorted Fire Events will recognize his extraordinary vision in The Secret Goldfish. A trio of erotically charged kids goes on a crime spree in Michigan; a goldfish bears witness to the demise of a Connecticut marriage; and an extremely unlucky man is stalked by lightning. This dazzling new collection reveals Means' rare talent for the short story and establishes his place among the American masters.From Publishers WeeklyThe characters in this imaginative and penetrating story collection—a man hounded by lightning strikes, a driver blown off the Mackinac bridge, a pianist whose fingers stop working, a woman who slaughters her boyfriend after ambiguous consultations with Jesus and the devil, a bog man roused from his shallow grave—are beset by bolts from the blue. Sometimes the victims and sometimes the perpetrators of calamity, they struggle to extract meaning—and the occasional glimpses of grace and beauty—from the chaos and brutality that disrupt their lives. Means, author of the acclaimed story collection Assorted Fire Events, probes a broad range of social registers, from junkies

Who reads The Secret Goldfish : Stories?

Author

David Means

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780007164905

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Short Stories

Rating

3.55 / 5 (272 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14