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Publisher: Grove Press
Author: Claire Keegan
ISBN: 9780802163745
Fiction, Short Stories
Antarctica
by
Claire Keegan
Antarctica by
Claire Keegan
Reviews
"Across her oeuvre, Keegan illuminates violence better than almost anyone, avoiding easy didacticism. She pulls apart the strands of misogyny in individuals and institutions, diagnosing the same problem in both . . . Throughout her career, Keegan seems to emphasize that we take nothing with us and that all that matters is what we give each other."
Washington Post
Summary
First published in 1999 and proclaimed “an impressive debut” by William Trevor, Antarctica introduced the world to Claire Keegan, whose short fiction has since captured readers worldwide and established her as “among the form’s most masterful practitioners” (New York Times).
In “Antarctica,” a married woman travels out of town to see what it's like to sleep with a man other than her husband. Keegan's writing contains a clear vision of unaffected truths and boldly explores a world where dreams, memory, and chance have crippling consequences for those involved. Often dark and enveloped in a palpable atmosphere, the reader feels that something momentous is lurking within each of these carefully sculpted tales.
