{"product_id":"the-distortions","title":"The Distortions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Frayed relationships populate...\u003ci\u003eThe Distortions\u003c\/i\u003e..., set in and around Zagreb during and after the Serbo-Croatian War. [...] These vivid stories remind us how quickly perceived difference can lead to conflict.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This richly textured collection reminds us of the tether to our geographical homes.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Distortions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewe glimpse a pageant of characters struggling to understand their lives after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Scarred by the Serbo-Croatian War, the women and men of these stories question what such a violent past can mean in comfortable, capitalistic modern Europe. From London and Brooklyn and Norway, to the Blue Grotto of Biševo and the war-torn fields of Slavonia, this collection blends Yugoslavian and American stories of great emotional and geographical amplitude.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA former resident of Zagreb, \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Linforth\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two previous story collections, \u003cem\u003eDirectory \u003c\/em\u003e(Otis Books\/Seismicity Editions, 2020) and \u003cem\u003eWhen You Find Us We Will Be Gone\u003c\/em\u003e (Lamar University Press, 2014). Linforth's stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eNotre Dame Review, Witness, The Arkansas International, Fiction International, Consequence\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBest Microfiction 2021\u003c\/em\u003e, among other places.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Linforth's chiseled, captivating stories follow scarred, haunted people who are struggling to heal from the Yugoslav Wars. […] With compassion and brutal honesty, the stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Distortions\u003c\/em\u003e deal with how war tears people apart, but also with the stubborn resistance of those who search for redemption.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eKristen Rabe, \u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Distortions\u003c\/em\u003e takes us deep into the transgenerational trauma of the Croatian-Serbian war, but it does so with skill and nuance that make each story shine as a well-crafted gem. […] This book is a perfect example of how art can be a vehicle for remembrance, understanding, and most importantly, healing.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eSamrat Upadhyay, judge of The 2020 Orison Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In illuminating and perceptive prose, The Distortions bears witness to the haunt of postwar Croatia. These deeply felt stories illustrate the dilemma of a generation once removed from trauma, living amid the ghosts of war and tasked with the impossible—yet urgent—project of memorialization.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eKate McQuade, author of\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTell Me Who We Were\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The remarkable Christopher Linforth is a storyteller at the top of his game, writing about shattered lives and broken dreams, about hopeless love and grieving families. […] You're not going to read many collections as powerful, as honest, and as compassionate as \u003cem\u003eThe Distortions\u003c\/em\u003e. Yes, it's that good, and you're going to thank me for telling you to buy this book of Chekhovian gems.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dufresne, author of \u003cem\u003eI Don't Like Where This Is Going\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526346854675,"sku":"9781949039313","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/img_proxy_95f75886-bbb8-4da3-8cb2-a6772fba5d9b.jpg?v=1785851390","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/the-distortions","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}