Strange Traffic: Stories

by Irene Dische

A collection of stories finds its main characters in unlikely places and situations, from an affluent Jewish American who returns to Germany to a homosexual restauranteur who gets the chance to cook another meal for his first lover

Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Irene Dische is an American writer, born and raised in the Washington Heights district of New York City.
She has studied Literature and Anthropology on the Harvard University. She was a freelance journalist (The New Yorker, The Nation). In the early 1980s, Dische moved to Berlin, Germany, and now she devides her time between Berlin and Rhinebeck, New York. A lot of her work is written in English, but often first published in German.

Irene Dische ist eine Amerikanisch, geboren und aufgewachsen in Washington Heights, New York City.
Sie hat Literatur und Anthropologie studiert an der Harvard University . Sie war freelance journalistin (The New Yorker, The Nation). In den frühen 1980er Jahren zog sie nach Berlin, Deutschland, und jetzt lebt sie abwechselnd in Berlin und in Rhinebeck, New York. Viele ihrer Werke sind in englischer Sprache verfasst, aber zuerst in deutscher Sprache herausgegeben.

Reviews

[Tyler Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would describe this book as average. As a book of short stories, there are some that are better than others but not good enough to read more than once. In fact, I gave up on a few part way through because of a lack of interest. Though the better stories are worth reading and well written which deserves a few stars at least.