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My reading spot today...the cliffs of 1000 steps beach in Laguna Beach.

Hotel Flashback brings together two collections of short stories from South African author Ivan Vladislavić.

The first, Missing Persons, is full-on, out-there, surreal. Strange, nasty, funny, inventive and just plain odd. The second, Propaganda by Monuments, is much more obviously based in post-apartheid #SouthAfrica , but retains the ability to surprise and, at times, disturb. 👇

A couple of days late for #Marchintothe70s , but I‘ve just picked up this ARC of surreal short stories again (they‘re so out-there, I can‘t manage many at once!). This one totally reminded me of the Pink Floyd #WishYouWereHere album cover.

A man walks into a bank and his hands catch fire. After the initial shock, he carries on with his day, and even begins to have fun. No-one else seems that bothered!

Started this ARC of short stories by a South African writer on the train, and well...??!

The first couple were like a trippy bad dream & made about as much sense. The one about watching a neighbour build a wall was unsettlingly creepy. And the one about The Box was like bits of Roald Dahl‘s Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, gone grown-up, nastier & funnier - & had me laughing out loud on the train. He is not a fan of prime ministers!

Where next?!