Animal Person

Resumen del libro

From Giller Prize finalist Alexander MacLeod comes a magnificent collection about the needs, temptations, and tensions that exist just beneath the surface of our lives. Named a Canadian Fiction title to watch by the CBC, Quill x{0026} Quire, and 49th Shelf, and a "must-read book" by Maclean's. Featuring stories published in The New Yorker, Granta, and the O. Henry Prize Stories. Startling, suspenseful, deeply humane yet alert to the undertow of our darker instincts, the eight stories in Animal Person illuminate what it means to exist in the perilous space between desire and action, and to have your faith in what you hold true buckle and give way.

Biografía del autor

Alexander MacLeod nació en Inverness (Canadá) en 1972. Ganador del premio O. Henry en 2019, su primera colección de relatos, "Light Lifting", fue finalista en el Giller Prize, en el certamen internacional de relatos Frank O'Connor y en el Commonwealth Book Prize y se convirtió en un bestseller en Canadá. MacLeod es licenciado por la Universidad de Windsor, la de Notre Dame y la de McGill. Reside en Dartmouth (Nueva Escocia) y da clases en la Universidad Saint Mary de Halifax.