Jokes for the Gunmen

Name: Jokes for the Gunmen
Author: Mazen Maarouf
ISBN: 9781846276699

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Jokes for the Gunmen was longlisted for the International Man Booker Prize 2019. A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled perspective. These are stories of life in a war zone, life peppered by surreal mistakes, tragic accidents and painful encounters. These are stories of fantasist matadors, lost limbs and perplexed voyeurs. This is a collection about sex, death and the all-important skill of making life into a joke. These are unexpected stories by a very fresh voice. These stories are unforgettable.

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