Dead Man's Candyland

dc.contributor.advisor	Goodwin, Stephen
dc.contributor.author	Kaufman, Rigel
dc.creator	Kaufman, Rigel
dc.date	2018-04-25
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-02T13:37:44Z
dc.description	This thesis has been embargoed for 10 years and will not be available until April 2028 at the earliest.
dc.description.abstract	This thesis is a collection of fictional short stories about people mostly on the brink of physical death and occasionally on the brink of spiritual death, as well as their observers. Topics addressed in the book include: divorcees fighting over a dog, one of which wishes to kill it, the other of which wishes to keep it alive; a man attending the funeral of a woman whom he has gone on one date with; a minute-by-minute collection of people involved in a broad-daylight stabbing. Most of the stories are told in a casual voice, contain small amounts of magical realism, and are depressing. There is a slight thematic movement from the start of the collection to the end of the collection, from sincerity to satire to sincerity, and from youth to old age.
dc.description.embargo	2028-04-25
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1920/11041
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Fiction
dc.subject	Short stories
dc.subject	Flash fiction
dc.subject	Free indirect discourse
dc.title	Dead Man's Candyland
dc.type	Thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Creative Writing
thesis.degree.grantor	George Mason University
thesis.degree.level	Master's
thesis.degree.name	Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

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