Title: Leaving the Sea: Stories Author: Ben Marcus. Connell Waldron and Marianne Sheridan are classmates in the small Irish town of Carricklea, where his mother works for her family as a cleaner. Not been used and read. K nown for his experimental pedigree, the opening stories in Leaving the Sea … FICTION: A new short-story collection by Ben Marcus runs the gamut from mainstream to experimental. In outline it's a simple story, but Rooney tells it with bravura intelligence, wit, and delicacy. Alfred A. Knopf, January 7, 2014. by Ben Marcus. LEAVING THE SEA STORIES. Leaving the Sea collects stories from 2000-2013, divided achronologically—meaningfully, somehow—into six sections. 07.05 EDT. As a short story writer, Ben Marcus (The Age of Wire and String) tends toward the enigmatic, the abstract.As one of his characters says, "There's no need to cripple our thinking with specificity." Very good condition! From one of the most innovative and vital writers of his generation, an extraordinary collection of stories that showcases his gifts—and his range—as never before. The best stories in Ben Marcus’s new collection of short fiction, “Leaving the Sea,” are surreal in this original sense of the word. Leaving the Sea. Vintage Books, October 7, 2014. The stories are startlingly various. Dimension: about 7″ x 11″. Hardcover. "Leaving the Sea" is Marcus' first story collection since his 1995 book "The Age of Wire and String," but despite the time gap, he never stopped working on stories… Ben Marcus: 'Leaving the Sea's final scene left me sucker punched.'. Read Great Things Challenge 2018 category: a book you chose for the cover; a book with a supernatural creature, occurrence, or event (maybe) Two stories stand out: the title story, "Leaving The Sea", most of which is one self-justifying and self-cancelling sentence; and the final piece, … The realist pitch of the opening story-quartet culminates with “Rollingwood”, a working-class, plainspoken tear-jerker that inflicts a rough day on a divorced father. Buy a cheap copy of Leaving the Sea book by Ben Marcus. From one of the most innovative and vital writers of his generation, an extraordinary collection of stories that showcases his gifts--and his range--as never... Free shipping over $10. Photograph: Michael Lionstar. Book review: 'Leaving the Sea,' short stories by Ben Marcus. Genre: short stories / experimental fiction. Leaving The Sea Collection of Stories by the gifted Ben Marcus.