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Oskar
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Oskar

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Oskar and Nineteen Other Unexpected Tales

A frozen cat comes back to life. A surgeon attempts the Tasman Sea in a paddleboat. An AI-powered car won't take 'no' for an answer.

In this sharp, strange, and superbly written collection of short stories, award-winning author and surgeon David C. Shelley Jones invites you into twenty wildly imaginative worlds-each with its own twist.

Spanning genres and geographies, these tales are by turns dark, comic, heartfelt and absurd. You'll meet a couple trapped in a water tank after a fire, an ex-serviceman returning to Vietnam, and a pub brawl that goes very, very wrong.

Some stories are speculative, some literary, some downright bizarre-but all are unexpected.

Perfect for fans of:

Short fiction with bite Black humour and surreal scenarios Aussie storytelling with an international lens Thought-provoking literary fiction

With accolades in international literary competitions and a writing voice as original as it is entertaining, David C. Shelley Jones brings his offbeat perspective to the page with skill and irreverent charm.

If you are a fan of Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell; Pastoralia by George Saunders and Table for Two by Amor Towles, you will love Oskar and Nineteen Other Unexpected Tales.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
David C. Shelley Jones
Date
17 April 2025
Pages
240
ISBN
9781764068208

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Oskar and Nineteen Other Unexpected Tales

A frozen cat comes back to life. A surgeon attempts the Tasman Sea in a paddleboat. An AI-powered car won't take 'no' for an answer.

In this sharp, strange, and superbly written collection of short stories, award-winning author and surgeon David C. Shelley Jones invites you into twenty wildly imaginative worlds-each with its own twist.

Spanning genres and geographies, these tales are by turns dark, comic, heartfelt and absurd. You'll meet a couple trapped in a water tank after a fire, an ex-serviceman returning to Vietnam, and a pub brawl that goes very, very wrong.

Some stories are speculative, some literary, some downright bizarre-but all are unexpected.

Perfect for fans of:

Short fiction with bite Black humour and surreal scenarios Aussie storytelling with an international lens Thought-provoking literary fiction

With accolades in international literary competitions and a writing voice as original as it is entertaining, David C. Shelley Jones brings his offbeat perspective to the page with skill and irreverent charm.

If you are a fan of Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell; Pastoralia by George Saunders and Table for Two by Amor Towles, you will love Oskar and Nineteen Other Unexpected Tales.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
David C. Shelley Jones
Date
17 April 2025
Pages
240
ISBN
9781764068208