Pangea: An Anthology of Stories from Around the Globe

by Rebecca Lloyd (Editor), Indira Chandrasekhar (Editor), Liesl Jobson

This anthology of thirty-four short stories by twenty-five writers from thirteen countries reflects its title, 'Pangea', meaning 'all lands' or 'all earth'. The writers featured include journalists, scientists, a lawyer, a costume designer, a magazine editor, a crofter in the Scottish highlands, a bookseller, and a writer-in-residence at a young offenders' prison, and their stories are as different and as interesting as their occupations. Their narratives are equally diverse and distinctive; there are quiet voices, brave voices, tender voices, and haunting voices. And yet the perspectives of this collection, its range of tones - be they the raw intensity of a man's confrontation and failure on a road in Scotland, the dramatic preparations for a big birthday party in Nigeria, or the moment a young man comes face-to-face with his Bollywood idol - have enormous commonality; the conflicts faced and the emotions felt by the characters are recognizable, irrespective of the cultural identities of the authors or the cultural settings of the stories themselves. The writers of these unique short stories are all members of the online writers' community known as Writewords.

304 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2012

About the author

For the most part I write short stories, and while many of them were first published in literary journals, in 2014, I had two collections of my stories published at the same time, Mercy with Tartarus Press, which is a beautifully made hardback book, and The View from Endless Street, a paperback published by WiDo.
Some of my stories could be described as psychological horror and others as magic realism, and from time to time I write about ghostly things. What interests me most is the inventive ways we deal with what life throws at us, and the ability many of us have to slip easily between our invented worlds and the shared world, as if travelling back and forth down a long worn path.

Reviews

[Anni Cameron · Rating 2 out of 5]

Grief, loss and despair

Think of a trigger warning, and you will find a story showcasing it here.

A few more words added here to satisfy word count requirements

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the review by Valerie O'Riordan over at Bookmunch:

http://bookmunch.wordpress.com/2012/0...

[DougInNC]

I'm very intrigued, expecting to toss and turn while the pages flip around the world.