25 and Under/Fiction

These stories represent a wide and diverse range of visions sensibilities techniques and themes providing a vivid glimpse of our world through the eyes of young artists as we approach the twenty-first century. From quiet vignettes of triumph over daily despair to richly textured narratives of almost epic proportion the authors explore themes at once contemporary and timeless: the often tangled relationship between parent and child; the lingering legacy of the war in Vietnam; the mysteries of birth death sexuality and marriage; and the sometimes redemptive power of suffering. Visceral engaging eminently readable and memorable these stories provide an inspiring preview of literary achievement to come.