Can I read To the Volcano, and other stories on EtoBox?

To the Volcano, and other stories by Elleke Boehmer; ProQuest (Firm) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is To the Volcano, and other stories about?

New collection of short stories from acclaimed Oxford-based South African author that tracks lives across continents from the perspective of the southern hemisphere – its light, its seas, its sensibilities. These are stories of people caught up in a world that tilts seductively, sometimes dangerously, between south and north, between ambition and tradition, between light and dark. Her characters are poised to leave or on the point of return; often caught in limbo, haunted by their histories and veering between possibilities. An African student in England longs for her desert home; a shy Argentinian travel agent agonizes about joining her boyfriend in New York; a soldier is pursued by his past; a writer's widow fends off the attentions of his predatory biographer. From story to story we walk through radically different worlds and journeys packed with hopes and ideals. Sharp, tender, and always arresting, these exquisitely written pieces crackle with luminous insights as characters struggle to find contentment – with their pasts, with one another, and with themselves.

Who reads To the Volcano, and other stories?

Author

Elleke Boehmer; ProQuest (Firm)

Publisher

Myriad Editions

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781912408245

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Short Stories, Fiction, Literary Fiction