You Will Never Be Forgotten

Discover 'You Will Never Be Forgotten,' a captivating debut short story collection by Mary South, which has been shortlisted for the prestigious PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection 2021. This B-format paperback, published by Pan Macmillan UK in 2021, unfolds 256 pages of wickedly funny and deeply provocative tales that navigate the paradox of technology's impact on human emotions. Within these pages, readers encounter characters grappling with grief, rage, and the absurdity of modern life, leading to poignant reflections on love, loss, and connection in a digital age. As you delve into South's expertly crafted narratives, you will meet an architect inspired by her daughter's birth defect, a content moderator confronting personal demons, and a mother raising the reincarnation of her child amid a backdrop of dark humor and incisive criticism of our cultural landscape. 'You Will Never Be Forgotten' showcases a uniquely strong voice, bewilderingly strange yet profoundly relatable, exploring how we seek solace in technology while grappling with our own flawed humanity. Embrace the exploration of fleeting moments of tenderness within these ten thrilling stories that blend comedy with a sharp social commentary, making this collection an essential read for anyone drawn to contemporary fiction that tackles the complexities of the human experience. Order today and revel in a transformative reading journey that confronts both the grotesque and the beautiful aspects of our relationships with ourselves and one another. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781529041460.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781529041460
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2021
Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK
Pages: 256


Description:
Shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection 2021

‘Wickedly, exquisitely hilarious’ – Alexandra Kleeman

‘Open-source desire, self-replicating fantasy’ – Tom McCarthy

‘A brilliant and brilliantly strange and strangely funny and menacing debut!’ – Sam Lipsyte

In this provocative, bitingly funny debut collection, people attempt to use technology to escape their uncontrollable feelings of grief, rage or despair, only to reveal their most flawed and human selves.

An architect draws questionable inspiration from her daughter’s birth defect. A content moderator for ‘the world’s biggest search engine’, who spends her days culling videos of beheadings and suicides, turns from stalking her rapist online to following him in real life. At a camp for recovering internet trolls, a sensitive misfit goes missing. A wounded mother raises the second incarnation of her child.

In You Will Never Be Forgotten, Mary South explores how technology can both collapse our relationships from within and provide opportunities for genuine connection. Formally inventive, darkly absurdist, savagely critical of the increasingly fraught cultural climates we inhabit, these ten stories also find hope in fleeting interactions and moments of tenderness. They reveal our grotesque selfishness and our intense need for love and acceptance, and the psychic pain that either shuts us off or allows us to discover the greatest depths of empathy. This incendiary debut marks the arrival of a perceptive, idiosyncratic, instantly recognizable voice in fiction – one that could only belong to Mary South.