Circewards and other stories

By Mr Ali D Hildyard and Mr Ali D Hildyard

A young girl elects a life of refusal in order to uncover the secret, authentic world. A princess takes up residence in the wainscoting. A man exhausts his life simply trying to reach the next village. In these measured, haunting tales, nothing is quite as it seems. With echoes of Borges and Kafka, it's clear the lives we dream are commensurate with the ones we live, and even language is only a displaced form of desire.

Why read this book?

Irreal fiction tends to emphasise the psychological and dream-like qualities of reality in preference to overt plot and character development. It also tends to be open-ended, raising as many questions as it answers. Well-known writers who could broadly be classified as "irrealist" include Borges, Kafka, Calvino, Ishiguro, Breton and Knut Hamsun. As such, this book may appeal to those who already enjoy their work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1533411174
• ISBN13: 9781533411174
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"