The Quorum

This title is part of a series devoted to writing by Anglophone authors living in Europe. Other titles in this series are: Seances by Louis Armand Hymns to Millionaires by Soren Gauger; The Book of Amuwapi by Christopher Lord; Junkie Love by Phil Shoenfelt. Joshua Cohen has performed in-depth investigations into mirrors and navels to return with The Quorum , his first collection of short fiction. A set of ten stories, a set of dreams, and a long monologue, these are all first-person rants given over by the somehow alienated, individuals seeking only a sympathetic hearing, all dealing with identity and religion as well as occupied with technical ideas of reliable narration and the structure of the mind’s ear. From a review of a book about the Holocaust that’s six-million blank pages to a suicide note from a young university student, from a letter to home outlining an economy based on hair to a eulogy for a poem, from a story narrated by three-hundred concubines to the title story about a group of people who interchange appearances, habits, proclivities and talents, The Quorum is a sensitively written and inevitably absurd take on the individual’s lifelong quest to get someone, anyone, to listen. Twisted Spoon Press was founded in 1992 as an independent publisher devoted to new writing and new translations, often in conjunction with graphic art. Based in Prague, it offers a unique selection of literature in English from Central and Eastern Europe, from emerging as well as internationally recognized authors. Care is taken with translation, illustration, and design as we produce books that are of literary as well as artistic merit.