What is not yours is not yours : stories
A collection of linked stories cleverly built around the idea of keys literal and metaphorical.
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Short stories. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 0143197835
- ISBN: 9780143197836
- Physical Description 325 pages
- Publisher Toronto : Hamish Hamilton, 2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Short stories. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Books and roses -- "Sorry" doesn't sweeten her tea -- Is your blood as red as this? -- Drownings -- Presence -- A brief history of the homely wench society -- Dornika and the St. Martin's Day goose -- Freddy Barrandov checks...in? -- If a book is locked there's probably a good reason for that don't you think. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.00 |
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What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
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Summary
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
Finalist for PEN Open Book Award From the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Mr. Fox comes an enchanting and thought-provoking collection of intertwined stories Playful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours is cleverly built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical. The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret--Oyeyemi's keys not only unlock elements of her characters' lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In "Books and Roses" one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers' fates. "'Sorry' Doesn't Sweeten Her Tea" involves a "house of locks," where doors can be closed only with a key--with surprising, unobservable developments. And in "If a Book Is Locked There's Probably a Good Reason for That Don't You Think," a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason). As ever, Oyeyemi's creative vision and storytelling are effervescent, wise, and insightful, and her tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation? What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours captivates as it explores the many possible answers.