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McSweeney's Issue 21

McSweeney's Issue 21

HumorSatire
Pages
256
Published
2006
Language
English

Synopsis

This issue of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern brings together a collection of American short stories from various authors. The pieces range from experimental fiction to humorous narratives and sharp satire. Readers can expect diverse voices and unconventional storytelling that reflects contemporary themes.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

FunnySatiricalThought-Provoking

Genres

Humor Satire Short Stories

Authors

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Chloe Hooper

Chloe Melisande Hooper is an Australian author. Works contributed to: - Essay Diary of a Convert in [Bewitched & Bedevilled: Women Write the Gillard Years](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL22909329W) (Hardie Grant Books, 2013)

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Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers is the author of six previous books, including his most recent, Zeitoun, a nonfiction account of a Syrian-American immigrant and his extraordinary experience during Hurricane Katrina and What Is the What, a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award. That book, about Valentino Achak Deng, a survivor of the civil war in southern Sudan, gave birth to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation, run by Mr. Deng and dedicated to building secondary schools in southern Sudan. Eggers...

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Rajesh Parameswaran

Rajesh Parameswaran is the author of "I am an executioner" and the collection "I Am An Executioner Love Stories." His work has also been featured in McSweeney's Issue 21. He writes stories that often explore unusual or intense character experiences.

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Roddy Doyle

Photo: By Christoph Rieger [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

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Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott is an author whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Issue 21. Readers often appreciate his honest and direct approach to storytelling. He is known for his distinctive voice.