Tales of Accidental Genius

The first collection of short stories from Simon Van Booy since his Frank O'Connor-winning 'Love Begins in Winter'. This collection highlights how human genius can emerge through acts of compassion. Through characters including an eccentric film director, an aging Cockney bodyguard, a teenage chi [...]
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The first collection of short stories from Simon Van Booy since his Frank O'Connor-winning 'Love Begins in Winter'. This collection highlights how human genius can emerge through acts of compassion. Through characters including an eccentric film director, an aging Cockney bodyguard, a teenage child of Nigerian immigrants, a divorced amateur magician from New Jersey and a Beijing street vendor who becomes an overnight billionaire, this book contemplates individuals from different cultures, races - rich and poor, young and old - and reveals how faith and yearning for connection helps us all transcend darkness of fear and misfortune.