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Corpus in the Library
Stories and Novellas
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In this collection of two novellas and seven short stories, Alf MacLochlainn comically reduces life's problems to the minute details of everyday existence.
Socks, shoes, and trousers suggest perplexing difficulties: how best to put them on, the intricacies involved in keeping them on, the physical (as well as psychological) laws related to the interaction of body and clothing.
All such speculations come to an absurd, crashing halt as the contemporary mind, filled with an overload of information, attempts but fails to make sense of some of the simplest, though of course complex, mundane facts of daily life.
Corpus in the Library invites readers to find humour in the minutiae and absurdity of the everyday.
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Corpus in the Library by Alf Maclochlainn is noted for its sharp characterisations and personal insights, crafting a narrative that is both emotionally moving and reflective. Mac Lochlainn's approach emphasises depth in storytelling without relying heavily on literary references.
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ISBN: 9781564780683
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 June 1996
Country: United States
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 213g
Pages: 151
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