Politically Inspired

by Various

Politically Inspired is an anthology of previously unpublished fiction inspired by the political events of our time. In addition to new fiction by twenty-five of the best new and established writers, the anthology includes comic stories by Keith Knight and an illustrated children’s story by Brian Gage. Royalties will go to humanitarian aid in Iraq.Editor Stephen Elliott is the author of four novels, including Happy Baby, and the political memoir Looking Forward to Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The American Political Process. He recently journeyed to the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina and contributed several articles to Salon.com. Stephen Elliott is available for interview and comment on this new release.

Genres: Short Stories

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 8, 2003

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Reviews

[SmarterLilac · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this at the height of my own political fervor and find it (now) to be...a little flat. I appreciate that the editor took some risks in the story selections and that this was not easy in the climate this book was compiled, but a lot of these stories don't examine their subject matter in a fulsome or even meaningful way. So, not really a great work, if you ask me.

[Juliana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I casually picked up this book at the library and one of the short stories caught my attention entitled 9/11 Bookstore. It was an interesting story but not enough to make me want to read the entire book. However, I like the concept of the anthology. It was funded by Oxfam America and all book proceeds goes towards the organization.