Thank You Gabe

<p class=ql-align-justify><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Thank You Gabe</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> entertains you with 24 memorable and vividly written fictional short stories ranging from magical realism to humour from love and loss to bittersweet observations of human nature and survival in a fractured and turbulent world.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>You'll meet an international group of vibrantly drawn contemporary and historical characters who'll come alive for you: an Australian Aboriginal university lecturer a Korean chocolatier Dutch shipwreck survivors a world renowned glass artist Mexican siblings caught up in the Tlatelolco massacre in 1968 and even Czech writer Franz Kafka's sister the unforgettable heroine Ottla Davidov�� among many others. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The opening story </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Thank You Gabe</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> from which the collection draws its title describes how renowned </span>octogenarian Australian writer Jon Janacek reacts when he is shortlisted for the prestigious Dublin International Literary Award. Chosen for his latest historical novel <em>The Life and Times of Michiel de Ruyter </em>the greatest Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral of them all he refuses to be interviewed. He sends a humorous blog to everyone interested in the genesis of the novel instead. Tongue in cheek he describes his adventures as a nineteen-year-old setting foot in the Netherlands for the first time with characteristic dry humour and a philosophic twist.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Here are some delightful examples of writing at its best: passionate insightful historically accurate and deeply felt. </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p></p>