The latest addition to the website is my review of French author Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud's short story, Come Out, Come Out.
Come Out, Come Out follows an old man as he reminisces about his love for watching his grandchildren play on his lands. He spent a good deal of money converting his land into a play area for children, but now they are older and don't wish to visit as much. And, worse, children playing brings up bad memories for him. Come Out, Come Out is an odd story, initially rather pastoral, though it soon becomes strange and somewhat menacing.
You can read the review here.
Come Out, Come Out by Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud is a short story from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper, translated by Edward Gauvin
Other stories from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper include:
---May 1986 (Lozère): Come Out, Come Out
Other stories translated by Edward Gauvin under review include:
---Adamek, André-Marcel - The Ark
---Quiriny, Bernard - A Guide to Famous Stabbings