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The Consummation of Dirk

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Winner of the 8th Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction, "The Consummation of Dirk"'s stories ratchet up tension and emotion in tiny increments until the surfaces are tight to bursting. International in setting, utilizing realist and mashup approaches at turns, replete with dead-on observations and mordant humor, Jonathan Callahan's debut collection is among the most original to arrive in years.

336 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2013

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Jonathan Callahan

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Jonathan Callahan's first book, The Consummation of Dirk, was selected by judge Zachary Mason as the winner of Starcherone’s 8th Prize for Innovative Fiction. He grew up in Honolulu and currently lives in New York.

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Profile Image for Anna-Maija Tähkävuori.
205 reviews6 followers
December 28, 2013
Antaisin kuudennen tähden - tarkoittaa säkenöivää - suorituksesta. Esikoiskirjalle, joka hipoo täydellisyyttä. Muut tähdet tulevat oivalluksista, rakenteesta, taitavasta osien ja kokonaisuuden asettelusta. Syvyydestä ja laajudesta. Kokemuksellisuudesta.
Tekisin vääryyttä Callahanille, jos erittelisin tai - vielä pahempaa - alkaessani referoimaan hänen luomustaan. Consummation Dirk ei ole tuotavissa eteen valmiiksi pureskeltuna, koska se pitää kohdata ja kokea itsenäisesti, yksityisesti. Tarkoituksena täyttää puhdas tila, tyhjiö tajunnassa.
Olen pitkään odottanut jonkin kirjailijan tekevän tämän saman: työntyvän kaihtamatta vielä astetta syvemmälle, ihmisen sisuuksiin. Oireiluun, pahoinvointiin, itseltään kadoksissa oloon. Consummation Dirkille sopii myös ilmaantua yllättäen tyhjästä tehtäväänsä.
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134 reviews9 followers
January 14, 2014
Yipes. This was like inadvertently stumbling upon a Doors tribute band, only instead of being confronted with Jim Morrison's jejune sixth-grade poetry being bellowed through a bullhorn over calliope music, Callahan Rich Littles his way through a score of David Foster Wallace impressions while a three-piece 演歌combo knocks out an eternal 12-bar blues about alcoholism, gastric distress and literary onanism.
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214 reviews14 followers
June 13, 2013
I considered giving this a one-star review just to see what Callahan might produce next given the inspirational angst that would come from seeing someone rate his first book as not-good-enough. But the truth of it is, it is good enough. Much more than good enough, really: great even. So...five stars it is, after all.
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946 reviews66 followers
April 5, 2015
Collection of short stories covering topics as varied as basketball obsession, a planned school shooting, and depression.
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