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Everything Abridged
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy sharp, satirical takes on the human experience and modern society. Offering a blend of humour and insight, it playfully challenges conventional storytelling. If you're interested in a unique narrative that encourages reflection on contemporary life, this might be a perfect choice.
Everything Abridged
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Framed as a reference work of humorous “entries” that offer trenchant social commentary, Everything Abridged presages a dark vision of the near future but tells jokes in the face of it:
An intelligence agency operative uncovers a conspiracy to generate conspiracies and realizes his participation in the scheme.
A Caribbean monarch meets four decades of American presidents and adjusts his country’s foreign policy accordingly.
Experiment participants are asked to bring back a gun as quickly as possible.
A copywriter on a space colony advertises a weapon with the potential to destroy his home during an intergalactic war.
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Dennard Dayle's Everything Abridged is a collection of speculative tales interwoven with satirical definitions, offering a sharp, humorous take on modern anxieties and societal critiques. It is frequently praised for its wit, imagination, and ability to combine comedy with poignant social observations. Reviewers commend Dayle's innovative narrative style that challenges conventional storytelling, marking it as a memorable and significant debut that artfully blends satire, humour, and insightful commentary.
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ISBN: 9781419760976
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 June 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Abrams
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Dennard Dayle is a Jamaican American writer from New York City. He is a graduate of Princeton University and received his MFA from Columbia University. His short fiction has been published by Clarkesworld, Matchbook, the Hard Times, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Everything Abridged is his debut collection.
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