Bittersweet Pieces: A Collection of Dutch Short Stories

Bittersweet Pieces: A Collection of Dutch Short Stories

1990 • 110 pages

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A (tiny) collection of translated Dutch short stories. Only one story really grabbed me; some were okay, others were ehhh. The quote following is the first paragraph of my favourite.

‰ЫПAs she switches off the alarm, can I hear it ringing in reverse? Once absorbed by the dreamer into his dream, even the briefest, most insignificant bedroom event appears complete with a history of its own, and so quickly that cause and effect seem to have changed places. Or was I just hearing the alarm ring the whole time? Sometimes the question only dawns on you a few minutes later.‰Ыќ ‰ЫУ Nicolaas Matsier, ‰ЫПIndefinite Delay‰Ыќ

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