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Acclaimed author of The Anthropologists and master of the short story form Aysegul Savas' acute and tender first collection about the distances we keep, and those we try to close, in the age of connectivity.
A researcher abroad in Rome eagerly awaits a visit from her long distance lover, only to find he is not the same man she remembers. An expat meets a childhood friend on a layover and is dismayed by her unexpected contentment. A newly pregnant woman considers the American taboo of sharing the news too soon, but can't resist when an opportunity comes to patch up a damaged friendship.
Long Distance showcases Savas's devastating talent for the short story. Her shrewd encapsulations of contemporary life often center on characters displaced more by choice than circumstance, characters both determined to install themselves in new lives and preoccupied with the people they've left behind.
"Alliances and affections shift, understandings waver, and beliefs are challenged in this collection of stories which individually and collectively convey the difficulties of maintaining connections in a fractured world. Subtle but clearly drawn sketches of the ties that bind and that, inevitably, come undone." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Savaş captures the complexities of desire and loss in this gorgeous collection...With unsparing grace, Savaş tenderly illustrates the struggles of her characters as they seek fulfillment. There's much to love in these brilliant stories." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[Savas] portrays millennials on the cusp of the next phase in their lives, whether that's buying a home or exploring new relationships. Populating these tales are richly textured characters struggling to make room for new goalposts while accommodating the old...The characters may be vulnerable, but they are never overwrought, a balancing act Savas executes flawlessly." —Booklist (starred review)
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Aysegül Savas is the author of the acclaimed novels Walking on the Ceiling and White on White. Her work has been translated into six languages and has appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, Granta, and elsewhere. She lives in Paris.
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Aysegül Savas: EYE-shi-gool sha-VAS
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