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A Simplified Map of the Real World
- Author
- Stevan Allred
- Narrator
- Stevan Allred
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2018
- Run Time
- 8 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories
What to expect
Fifteen linked stories chart a true course through the lives of families, farmers, loggers, former classmates, and the occasional stripper. In the richly imagined town of Renata, Oregon, a man watches his neighbor’s big-screen TV through binoculars, an errant son paints himself silver, mysterious electrical humming emanates from an enormous barn. In A Simplified Map of the Real World, intimate boundaries are loosened by history—and high above the strife and the hope and the often hilarious, geese seek the perfect tailwind. Stevan Allred’s stunning debut deftly navigates the stubborn geography of the human heart.
Critics Review
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“Beautiful and honest…Gorgeously written, A Simplified Map of the Real World will make you wonder why you haven’t been reading Stevan Allred all your life.”
Scott Sparling, author of Wire to Wire
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“Death and high jinks, love and rage—the ordinary doings of a small town are not so simple. Stevan Allred has clear vision and he’s a loving and joyful teller of tales.”
Joanna Rose, author of Little Miss Strange
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“A world full of beautiful and messy people living beautiful and messy lives. These stories are great on their own, and even stronger together.”
Yuvi Zalkow, author of A Brilliant Novel in the Works
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Details
- Author
- Stevan Allred
- Narrator
- Stevan Allred
- Duration
- 8 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2018
- ISBN
- 9781538536940
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories
Synopsis
Fifteen linked stories chart a true course through the lives of families, farmers, loggers, former classmates, and the occasional stripper. In the richly imagined town of Renata, Oregon, a man watches his neighbor’s big-screen TV through binoculars, an errant son paints himself silver, mysterious electrical humming emanates from an enormous barn. In A Simplified Map of the Real World, intimate boundaries are loosened by history—and high above the strife and the hope and the often hilarious, geese seek the perfect tailwind. Stevan Allred’s stunning debut deftly navigates the stubborn geography of the human heart.
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