The Bright Beginnings of Things: A Collection of Short Stories (English Edition)

In these 26 tales, we see a detective on a trail of revenge (“Charlie Carter Gets His Man”); a solitary soul lost on a pastoral plane (“Osiris Dreams a Little”); a farmer who will do anything to protect his lot (“Earl Hodges”); an enlightened goldfish who watches the family that owns him with weary detachment (“The Goldfish”); and many more. These stories are the basis for larger stories to come.