- Book Topics
- Mexico
- San Miguel de Allende
- Short fiction
- Short stories
- Story collections
Rabbit in the Moon
Set in an unnamed city in Mexico, the nineteen stories in Rabbit in the Moon reveal startling truths surrounding the varied expat and native inhabitants of a city distinguished by wide class divides and a rich racial and cultural diversity. In her lyrical and naturalistic style, Karen Brennan instills deep empathy to the array of characters that populate her stories; whether expats, artists, street hustlers, faded beauty queens, revolutionaries or wide-eyed tourists, all are imbued with a rich humanity. At times humorous, at times heartbreaking, and always riveting, Rabbit in the Moon will resonate with readers everywhere.
- Book Topics
- Mexico
- San Miguel de Allende
- Short fiction
- Short stories
- Story collections
Reviews and Comments
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How extraordinary this book is—dreamy and gritty, restless and free. Like dreams, the Mexico of these stories is a series of fabulations and voices, rendered for us with a poet’s utter attention—and like the rabbit in the moon, the stories ask us what can be seen and not seen. A rare and wonderful collection.
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Deftly structured, the stories resonate like short novels. After each, there’s a continuing story that takes place in the mind of the reader. I love that. And love this writer’s generous affection for the foibles and fun, the missed opportunities, and the grace that touches when you least expect it.
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I’ve been a serious and devoted fan of Karen Brennan’s work for decades.
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Rabbit in the Moon is, perhaps, Karen Brennan’s most cinematic collection but, like her others, it is also extraordinarily moving and often laugh-out-loud funny. It’s luminous.
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Brennan tells a damn good story, compelling, edgy and sometimes dancing on the rim of the mystical. I will be reading and rereading these stories for a long time.