McSweeney's #56

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Issue 56 delivers new work from Michelle Tea, Jose Antonio Vargas, T. C. Boyle, Dantiel W. Moniz, Genevieve Hudson, Jincy Willett, to name a few, and a section of staggering fiction from emerging Nigerian writers soon to be household names, with an introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. There are botched home invasions and perception-heightening witchcraft, disillusioned mailmen and playlists for the comatose, posthumous visits from lovers and nail-biting prison breaks.

And, if that weren’t enough, this opulent hardcover also includes a captivating ten-page illustrated story by Rui Tenreiro that begins right on the cover, and poems by Soviet-era absurdist Daniil Kharms, translated by Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Ferris. Time to cancel your plans—something more important has come up.

Featuring letters from:
Emerson Whitney
Jose Antonio Vargas
Michelle Tea
Kristen Iskandrian
Mary Houlihan

Fiction by:
Jincy Willett
Genevieve Hudson
Dantiel W. Moniz
Reif Larsen
Michael Deagler
Dawn Davies
Shubnum Khan
T. C. Boyle
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ope Adedeji
Roy Udeh-Ubaka
Adachioma Ezeano
Chukwuebuka Ibeh
Ngozi John

Three poems by:
Daniil Kharms
Translated by:
Katie Farris and Ilya Kaminsky

And a ten-page illustrated story by: Rui Tenreiro

Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

Release: July 09, 2019

ISBN: 1944211683

ISBN 13: 9781944211684

McSweeney's #56

Michelle Tea

3.9/5 ( ratings)

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Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

Release: July 09, 2019

ISBN: 1944211683

ISBN 13: 9781944211684

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Charlotte

(4/5)

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Apr 28, 2024

A wide variety in this collection including a sampling of Nigerian stories. Some truly haunting stories in this collection include Only the Lonely by Jincy Willett and The Good Ones Are Not Here by Chukwuebuka Ibeh
D'Anne

(5/5)

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Apr 28, 2024

One of the best issues I've read so far.
James Kingman

(4/5)

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Apr 28, 2024

Stories of calm and hysteria,Steeling the prose like hysteria,Read for the sadnessStay for the madness,And hear a new voice of Nigeria
Michael

(3/5)

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Apr 28, 2024

Kind of uneven. The design looks and feels cheap, the boards bare on the edges.
Paul Dembina

(3/5)

5

Apr 28, 2024

Ended up being better than expected, thanks to a good story from TC Boyle and some excellent stories from new Nigerian writers, one as young as 19 which I found amazing
Ostap Bender

(4/5)

5

Apr 28, 2024

Another strong installment from McSweeney’s, who continue to do great work publishing young writers and giving diverse voices some visibility. My favorites in this edition:If We Could Stay Like This Forever, by Genevieve HudsonThicker Than Water, by Dantiel W. MonizThe Apartment, by T.C. BoyleBecoming the Baby Girl, by Adachioma EzeanoThe Good Ones Are Not Here, by Chukwuebuka Ibeh … probably my favoriteRunners up:A World Waiting To Be Lived In, by Shubnum KhanAfter the Birds, by Ope AdedejiFadi...
Brandon Forsyth

(3/5)

5

Apr 28, 2024

McSweeney’s continues its recent resurgence of strong collections, but I can’t quite talk myself into giving it four stars. There are a bunch of solid entries, but the only one that truly stands out for me is Jincy Willett’s ONLY THE LONELY. There is a welcome dash of humour to many of the stories here, an element I have dearly missed from recent collections.
Jennifer Royan

(4/5)

5

Apr 28, 2024

This issue is amazing! I normally feel the length or lack of variety amongst writers to slow me down, but this was a fantastic collection.
Kathryn

(5/5)

5

Apr 28, 2024

Really enjoyable compendium, especially the Nigerian stories. Best McSweeney’s in a while.

Charlotte

(4/5)

Apr 28, 2024

A wide variety in this collection including a sampling of Nigerian stories. Some truly haunting stories in this collection include Only the Lonely by Jincy Willett and The Good Ones Are Not Here by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

D'Anne

(5/5)

One of the best issues I've read so far.

James Kingman

Stories of calm and hysteria,Steeling the prose like hysteria,Read for the sadnessStay for the madness,And hear a new voice of Nigeria

Michael

(3/5)

Kind of uneven. The design looks and feels cheap, the boards bare on the edges.

Paul Dembina

Ended up being better than expected, thanks to a good story from TC Boyle and some excellent stories from new Nigerian writers, one as young as 19 which I found amazing

Ostap Bender

Another strong installment from McSweeney’s, who continue to do great work publishing young writers and giving diverse voices some visibility. My favorites in this edition:If We Could Stay Like This Forever, by Genevieve HudsonThicker Than Water, by Dantiel W. MonizThe Apartment, by T.C. BoyleBecoming the Baby Girl, by Adachioma EzeanoThe Good Ones Are Not Here, by Chukwuebuka Ibeh … probably my favoriteRunners up:A World Waiting To Be Lived In, by Shubnum KhanAfter the Birds, by Ope AdedejiFadi...

Brandon Forsyth

McSweeney’s continues its recent resurgence of strong collections, but I can’t quite talk myself into giving it four stars. There are a bunch of solid entries, but the only one that truly stands out for me is Jincy Willett’s ONLY THE LONELY. There is a welcome dash of humour to many of the stories here, an element I have dearly missed from recent collections.

Jennifer Royan

This issue is amazing! I normally feel the length or lack of variety amongst writers to slow me down, but this was a fantastic collection.

Kathryn

Really enjoyable compendium, especially the Nigerian stories. Best McSweeney’s in a while.

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