The Man in the Banana Trees

The stories in The Man in the Banana Trees take place in the past, present, and future--from the American Gulf South to the orbit around Jupiter. We meet teachers and students, ghosts and aliens. An ice cream consultant in the year 2036 predicts a devastating flavor trend and a disgruntled New England waiter investigates a mysterious tanker crash. Although wildly varied in setting, length, and genre, a thread of the fantastic unites these stories, as characters struggle to understand that thing lurking at the edge of their perception: something sinister, or maybe--miraculous.


Author: Marguerite Sheffer
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 11/05/2024
Series: Iowa Short Fiction Award
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.52w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781609389956