{"product_id":"other-worlds-stories-9780374611408","title":"Other Worlds: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFifteen Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e conjures up worlds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereal, invented, uncanny \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein this ingenious, electrifying collection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Trinidadian obeah man finds himself reborn, a hundred years after his death, in the body of a Canadian child; a writer takes up a seasonal job as a caretaker for a set of mysterious large sacks hanging from the rafters of the houses in a small town; a woman starts a relationship with the famous artist who painted portraits of her mother; the contents of a sealed envelope upends a woman's understanding about a tragic crime she committed at the age of six . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this dazzling collection of stories, André Alexis draws fresh connections between worlds: the ones we occupy, the ones we imagine, and the ones that preceded our own. He introduces us to characters during moments of profound puzzlement, or at a crossroads, and transports us from 19th century Trinidad and Tobago to small-town Ontario, from Amherst, Massachusetts to contemporary Toronto. \u003cbr\u003eThese captivating stories reveal flashes of reckoning, defeat, despair, alienation, and understanding, all the while playfully using a multitude of literary genres, including gothic horror and isekai, and referencing works from the greats like Jane Austen, Jonathan Swift, Yasunari Kawabata, Witold Gombrowicz, and Tomasso Landolfi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasterfully crafted, blending poignant philosophical inquiry and wry humour tinged with the absurd, here are worlds refracted and reflected back to us with pristine clarity and stunning emotional resonance as only André Alexis can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13360012\"\u003eAndré Alexis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fsg Originals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374611408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374611408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Alexis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of novels, short stories, and plays. His novel \u003ci\u003eFifteen Dogs \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada Reads, and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. In 2017, he was awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize in Fiction. His internationally acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Book Award, and was short-listed for the Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDays by Moonlight\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Keys\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePastoral\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAsylum\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa\u003c\/i\u003e. Alexis lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fsg Originals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48450559017197,"sku":"9780374611408","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_408c27d4-7469-4416-b6fc-df45fe952bd0.jpg?v=1753481450","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/other-worlds-stories-9780374611408","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}