num_pages: 112
description: Farrant has a lightness of touch and . . . the formats she chooses are refreshing: at her best it feels as if she is getting at the heart of something that takes other writers much longer to lead us to.Canadian LiteratureIn this stunning collection of mini observations master of the absurd M.A.C. Farrant interrupts typical everyday eventsdrinking tea going to the doctorwith intensely surreal laugh-out-loud moments that satisfy our collective desire for escape and renewal from the monotony of modern life. What happens when a whimsical spirit becomes captive to a middle-aged body? What does the wrap-up dinner for the Love Your Package Workshop look like? Can one place an ad for a lost mind? Can a soggy tomato salad really end a marriage? Childhood and bad parenting sex and depravity and love and divorce are all deftly handled in this hot flash of a book that gets straight to the heart of it allthrough the rear window.M.A.C. Farrant is the acclaimed author of ten collections of satirical and humorous short fiction and two works of nonfiction. Her writing has been widely anthologized in North America and dramatized for television and theater. Farrant who reviews books for the Toronto Globe &amp; Mail is also a frequent contributor to leading magazines such as Adbusters and Geist.
language: English
title: The World Afloat
publisher: Talonbooks