Fiction
People I Know
By David Joseph
Full book description
In this unique collection, David Joseph crafts more than sixty pieces of extraordinarily short fiction. They depict the author's clarity of language, character, and ideas at their economical best, while managing to construct a literary world that feels complete despite the succinct nature of these stories.
Like a gallery in an art museum, the portraits in People I Know look back at us. In doing so, they become people we know. Wrapped in the cloaks of their own stories, they carry us on a roller coaster ride of the human experience, humorous, hopeful, sad, touching, curious, and nostalgic.
In this kaleidoscope of family, friends, lovers, and uncommon strangers, David Joseph's concise writing cuts deep. Each story is a small world, fully formed, yet leaving a lasting impression long after the last page.
About the author
David Joseph
David Joseph is a recipient of The Paul Cave Prize for Literature and the Next Generation Indie Book Award. He was a finalist for the London Independent Story Prize and the William Shakespeare Award.
The author of four collections of short fiction, his writing has been published in The Wall Street Journal, London Magazine, The Smart Set, Litro, and Rattle. In 2024, Readers Digest named his book I Didn't Know What To Say, So I Just Said Thanks one of the 38 Best Short Story Collections of all time.
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