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Anyone know this book of short stories?

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Anotherdayinmumlife · 07/05/2020 22:12

I read in uni a few years and I remember one story about a young woman meeting an older man on a park bench and he died, then she ended up have sex with his corpse on a hospital bed. So bizzare but I remember the short stories being a bit weird but a good read.

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marvellousmaplesyrup · 07/05/2020 22:14

Jesus...really?

Anotherdayinmumlife · 07/05/2020 22:21

I know, i mean that short summary just makes it sound even more brutal haha. But the stories were really good even if insane.

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joydivisionovengloves1 · 07/05/2020 22:28

I only know of Franz Kafka writing weird short stories like that!

Anotherdayinmumlife · 07/05/2020 22:33

I've always tried to remember what the collection was called and just can't, although the books "sticky fingers" seem to have the same sort of theme - weird, dark twists

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Bellebelle · 07/05/2020 22:34

It wasn’t an Alasdair Grey book was it? Years since I read his books but he did short stories which were incredibly twisted and dark but also brilliant.

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