The Uprooted and Other Stories

Headlines about displacement identity and alienation are in the news every day but little real insight into these issues is available from Twitter feeds and short news items. The role of a fiction writer at the present juncture is not just to be always observing as Henry James had it but also to explore and analyze issues of global concern in all their richness and complexity. Michael Washburns tales about the theme of uprooted-ness are reflections of our fractured world. They depict the adventures and trials of people unsure of their place in the world and desperate for a sense of belonging. Here are consistently surprising stories of incomparable power.