Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories - by Craig Laurance Gidney (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Ancient folklore and modern myth come together in these stories by author Craig Laurance Gidney. Here are found the struggles of a medieval Japanese monk, seduced by a mischievous fairy, and a young slave who finds mystery deep within the briar patch of an antebellum plantation. Gidney offers readers a gay teen obsessed with his patron saint, Lena Horne, and, in the title story, an ailing tourist seeking escape at a distant shore but never reckons on encountering an African sea god. Rich, poetic, dark and disturbing, these are tales not soon forgotten. A finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

Review Quotes

"The best of the stories in this thoughtful debut collection make full use of African and African-American characters..." - Publishers Weekly