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Pet

Stories
By Kathryn van Beek
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Brief Description
PET Noun: A tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure; A person treated with special favour. Verb: Stroke or pat; Engage in erotic touching. Pet is a dark and humorous short story collection that explores our relationships with children, lovers, and other animals. In these 18... Read More
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Pet is a dark and humorous short story collection that explores our relationships with children, lovers, and other animals. In these 18 stories we meet a girl in a standoff with the neighbourhood goose killer, a druggy who turns possums into pop culture icons, and an emotional support animal gone wild.

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PET Noun: A tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure; A person treated with special favour. Verb: Stroke or pat; Engage in erotic touching. Pet is a dark and humorous short story collection that explores our relationships with children, lovers, and other animals. In these 18 stories we meet a girl in a standoff with the neighbourhood goose killer, a druggy who turns possums into pop culture icons, and an emotional support animal gone wild.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780473522575

Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 August 2020

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Mary Egan Publishing

Illustration: 18 black and white illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Kathryn van Beek

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 168

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Fiction General Fiction Kathryn van Beek Literary Fiction New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Published

About the Author

Kathryn van Beek is one of the most intriguing voices in contemporary New Zealand literature. A graduate of Victoria Universityโ€™s Institute of Modern Letters, Kathryn is the winner of the Mindfood Short Story Competition and the Headland Short Story Prize. She is also the momager of Aotearoaโ€™s third most famous cat. Stories from Pet have been, or will be, published in The Sunday Star-Times, Takahฤ“, Headland, Bonsai, Newsroom, The Valley Review, Geometry and Fresh Ink. The story The Norโ€™Wester was highly commended for The Sargeson Prize.

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