An Orphanage of Dreams

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By Sam Savage

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An Orphanage of Dreams by Sam Savage explores the lives of a diverse group of characters who converge in a peculiar setting where dreams and reality intertwine. Through their interactions, the narrative delves into themes of longing and connection, offering a poignant reflection on the human experience. The story is both imaginative and insightful, painting a vivid picture of hope amidst life's challenges.
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You might enjoy this enchanting read if you're fascinated by stories that weave dreams and reality, exploring themes of hope, resilience and the power of imagination. If you're drawn to rich, poetic language and characters who navigate a world full of whimsy and challenge, then this might just capture your heart.

An Orphanage of Dreams

Piquant, elegiac, surreal short portraits of animals, human and otherwise, sketching a vision of life as a measure of loss.

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Description

An Orphanage of Dreams is a collection of stripped down visitations—flash fictions of smoke breaks, long drives, and friends who finally stop showing up. The acidic tang of disappointment is here, alongside sparks of biting insight, in portraits of people and animals, embracing all our absurdity and failed attempts at meaning. As Sam Savage says, 'what a life'.

Praise for Sam Savage:

'Savage's is a book of the heart as much as the head. Which is itself an accomplishment of no small note: to recognise the arbitrary, degraded thing that is memory, and allow it its loveliness for all of that.' - New York Times Book Review

'A Southern childhood in duskier, Tennessee Williams times, offering an aphoristic scattering of memories—one- and two-sentence stand-alones that spill isolated down the page like little gems...showing us how memory works and how we make sense of our lives, drip by drip and sensation by sensation.' - Library Journal

'With paragraphs as rich as koans, this is as powerful a meditation on living life—and facing its end—as you are likely to read anytime soon.' - Booklist

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An Orphanage of Dreams by Sam Savage receives praise for its concise narratives and meticulous detail. It encourages readers to cherish the reflections of a profound author. The book is described as possessing quiet charm, evoking feelings of hope and connection, and delighting the senses with its delicate language and introspective stories. It is lauded for offering insight into overlooked lives and recognising the beauty within memory.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781566895309

Publisher: Coffee House Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 February 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Coffee House Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 117.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Sam Savage is the best-selling author of Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife, The Cry of the Sloth, Glass, The Way of the Dog, and It Will End with Us. A native of South Carolina, Savage holds a PhD in philosophy from Yale University. He was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, the PEN L.L. Winship Award, and the Society of Midland Authors Award. Savage resides in Madison, Wisconsin.