High Violence

by M.D. Curzon

'High Violence' is a compelling cycle of interrelated stories by M D Curzon, author of the philosophical novel ‘Anticipation’, the short story anthology ‘Imaginary Friends’ and the poetry collection ‘Introverse’. Each of the eleven stories in 'High Violence' stands alone as a tightly drawn vignette, but also relays meaning to an overarching narrative as the tension builds inexorably towards a climax that challenges our complicity in the violence of the world.

190 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

I have always written poetry, lyrics and prose. My first publications were a compilation of poems, entitled 'Introverse', and an anthology of short stories under the title 'Imaginary Friends'. 'Imaginary Friends' includes the title story and a dozen others, from the experimental juvenilia of 'Space Stations and Weather Balloons' through to the refined 'One Thing in Light of Another'.

'Anticipation' was my first completed novel and is, I hope, an accessible work of literary fiction. The protagonist is a young woman in search of her place in the world. Having fallen in love and been rejected, K's story draws on a number of spiritual and aesthetic dispositions in a journey that is fundamentally one of optimism and self-determination.

I have ghostwritten Marie McCreadie's extraordinary memoir 'Voiceless', and have most recently completed my 'High Violence' cycle (www.highviolence.com). Each of the eleven stories in 'High Violence' stands alone as a tightly drawn vignette, but also relays meaning to an overarching narrative as the tension builds inexorably towards a climax that challenges our complicity in the violence of the world.

I am currently working on my Cartesian novel 'Before & After', in which two separate journeys intersect and reflect both tragedy and redemption.

Please feel free to contact me through my website at http://www.mdcurzon.com