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Now Available from Cajun Mutt Press: THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES by Ólafur Gunnarsson

James D. Casey IV
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THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES by Ólafur Gunnarsson

Now available from Cajun Mutt Press!!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6N593M8

THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES is a gripping collection of 13 gritty short stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Some readers may even find some of the material disturbing. Each story sparks a different emotion, touching on a wide range of topics. Featuring tales of bitter love, hard life lessons, imminent death, business trip savages, assault on a critic, a serial killer novelist, crime family disputes, religion, politics, and more. Narrated from the point of view of various characters in and around the district of Reykjavík.

This book is translated from Icelandic by David McDuff and the Author except for “The Nazi” by Philip Roughton and “The Wrath of Jehova” by Sola Bjarnadottir O ́Connell. “Death Comes At Daybreak,” and “Into the Fire” are translated by Steven Meyers

The cover art is a painting titled “Head of Medusa” by Caravaggio. Commissioned as a ceremonial shield by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte in 1598.

Brother Ólafur

Ólafur Gunnarsson became a full-time writer after publishing his first novel in 1978. In 1970 he published his first collection of poetry. Later he published an acclaimed trilogy: The Trolls Cathedral 1992. (English translation in 1996, nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award a year later), Potters Field in 1996 and The Winter Journey in 1999. Ólafur went on to write more novels, among them; The Ax and the Earth 2003, for which he received the Icelandic literary prize. Ólafur also wrote a series of children’s books about a whale that can fly. The first one, The Beautiful Flying Whale was published in 1989 and nominated for the Nordic Children‘s Literature Award. Ólafur lives and works a few miles outside of Reykjavik. He is the Icelandic translator of Jack Kerouac. His two-part novel The Painter & Sinner was published in 2012 and 2015. From 2013 – 2018 Olafur was a consultant on the TV show Vikings.

The Critic And Other Stories by Ólafur Gunnarsson

James D. Casey IV

The Critic And Other Stories by Ólafur Gunnarsson will be available on June 17th!! I’ll share the link when it goes live.

This gripping collection of 13 gritty short stories will keep you on the edge of your seat! Cynical tales that will stick with you long after reading. Some readers may even find some of the material disturbing. Each story sparks a different emotion, touching on a wide range of topics. Featuring stories of bitter love, hard life lessons, death, business trip savages, assault on a critic, a serial killer novelist, crime family disputes, religion, politics, and more. Narrated from the point of view of various characters in and around the district of Reykjavík.

This book is translated from Icelandic by David McDuff and the Author except for “The Nazi” by Philip Roughton and “The Wrath of Jehova” by Sola Bjarnadottir O ́Connell. “Death Comes At Daybreak,” and “Into the Fire” are translated by Steven Meyers

The cover art is a painting titled “Head of Medusa” by Caravaggio. Commissioned as a ceremonial shield by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte in 1598.

Ólafur Gunnarsson held various jobs before becoming a full time writer upon the publication of his first novel in 1978. In 1970 he had published his first collection of poetry. In the following years he would publish an acclaimed trilogy, consisting of the novels; The Trolls Cathedral 1992. (English translation in 1996, nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award a year later) This was followed by; Potters Field in 1996 and The Winter Journey in 1999. Ólafur would go on to write more novels, among them; The Ax and the Earth 2003, for which he received the Icelandic literary price. Ólafur has also written a series of children’s books about a whale that can fly. The first one, The Beautiful Flying Whale was published in 1989 and nominated for the Nordic Children‘s Literature Award. Ólafur lives and works on a small farm a few miles out of Reykjavik. He is the Icelandic translator of Jack Kerouac. His two part novel The Painter & Sinner was published in 2012 and 2015. From 2013 untill 2018 Olafur was a consultant on the TV show Vikings.

Now Available from Cajun Mutt Press!

James D. Casey IV

How do you recycle a Siberian tiger? by R. Keith

I still don’t know how to adequately recycle a Siberian tiger after reading R. Keith’s new book but this tiger of a collection burns bright with good old fashioned hardboiled set tails (get it?) and quirky circumstances sprinkled with a dash of snotty yet self-mocking existentialism… A surreal grindhouse collection of stories with some pretty contemplative musings from Canada’s very own non-film-making Tarantino.
—Mike Zone, EIC of Dumpster Fire Press

Entitling a story “Shit Head” might suggest angsty teenage skateboard rebellion, R. Keith’s collection of short stories however, points to a considerably more sophisticated mind, well versed in humor, self-reflection, and a gift of crawling into the murky crevices of the human psyche only the most worldly of wordsmiths possess. Pop-Culture namedropping gets tedious in some hands; in R. Keith’s possession, references to Moesha soon progress to arguments on Basketball courts, while Vanishing Act is an intriguing piece full of romantic allusions to faraway places with strange sounding names that could easily take a dark twist from out of nowhere and soon become the most difficult case Columbo will ever have to solve. Mr. Keith is a unique writer, one I wish I could read more often.
—John Doyle, author of A Stirring At Dusk, and Leaving Henderson County

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B25BKTRW?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Now Available From C.M.P.

James D. Casey IV

Life, by R. Keith

“Life, is a collection of short stories dealing with love, loss and grief set against a backdrop of vivid locations and bold situations.R. Keith’s unique style imbues each story with a rare profundity that makes each tale enjoyably memorable both in its own right and as part of this accomplished anthology.”
—Adrian Hall, Visual Artist

Coming Soon From Cajun Mutt Press

James D. Casey IV

Coming soon from Cajun Mutt Press, Life, by R. Keith! Keep your eyes peeled for it to be released before the end of the month…

“Life, is a collection of short stories dealing with love, loss and grief set against a backdrop of vivid locations and bold situations.R. Keith’s unique style imbues each story with a rare profundity that makes each tale enjoyably memorable both in its own right and as part of this accomplished anthology.” —Adrian Hall, Visual Artist

This will be our fourth time working with Mr. Keith, the links to his other three titles are as follows:

Wild Rose Country: – pueblo chico, infierno grande – Published December 26, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578439816

Around the bend – Published September 27, 2019 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1696088925

9999 – Published July 4, 2019 https://www.amazon.com/dp/107797843X