In a latest collection of short works, the award-winning author of Assorted Fire Events features such protagonists as a hapless man who tries to avoid being struck by lightning, a pair of canines bent on mayhem, and a neglected goldfish that watches a family falling to pieces. Reader's Guide availab[...]

Features a diverse range of narratives, in which the author searches out with delicate precision the intricate relationship between immortality and grace.[...]

Upon its publication, "Assorted Fire Events "won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, and received tremendous critical praise. Ranging across America, taking in a breathtaking array of voices and experiences, this story collection now stands as one [...]

"Hans noveller är som svarta diamanter!"

Yukiko Duke, Gomorron Sverige

David Means skriver noveller. Han skriver så sakligt, så skarpt, så hett att smärtans alla gränser sprängs - vilket bara gör berättelserna ännu känsligare, ännu vackrare. Han jämförs med Flanne[...]