Alligator and Other Stories

Alligator] tremendously assured, wise-cracking and elegaic, with a firm pulse on the magical and mundane. I loved its hard-edged lyricism and the tremendous empathetic range and distinctiveness of vision that Dima Alzayat demonstrates in this wonderful collection that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt caught between cultures, places and the interstices of memory and the loaded everyday." —Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti "Dima Alzayat's stories are nuanced, unusual and emotionally lacerating. Hers is a voice that is both vital and haunting." —Stuart Evers, author of Your Father Sends His Love "Alligator and Other Stories is heartfelt, heartbreaking and heart-mending. It's also razor sharp on the shifting layers of history, family, faith, gender, culture and language that make up that strange thing we call 'identity.' An important, necessary book." —Jenn Ashworth, author of A Kind of Intimacy Author Dima Alzayat was born in Damascus, Syria, grew up in San Jose, California, and now lives in Manchester, U.K. She was the winner of a 2018 Northern Writers’ Award, the 2017 Bristol Short Story Prize and 2015 Bernice Slote Award, runner-up in the 2018 Deborah Rogers Award and the 2018 Zoetrope: All-Story Competition, and was Highly Commended in the 2013 Bridport Prize. Her stories have appeared in Esquire, Prairie Schooner, Bristol Short Story Award Anthology, Bridport Prize Anthology, and Enizagam. Visit the Dima Alzayat author page for additional details and interviews. Sneak Peek Enjoy a sneak peek of select pages from Alligator and Other Stories! View Alligator and Other Stories sneak peek on Issuu.com info FORMAT: Paperback (1st printing with gatefold) LIST PRICE: $15.99 PAGES: 206 PRINT ISBN: 9781937512897 DIGITAL ISBN: 978-1-937512-90-3 RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2020 SIZE: 5.5" x 7.5" Printed in Canada by Marquis, with the following environmental statement: *Printed on Rolland Enviro. This paper contains 100% post-consumer fiber, is manufactured using renewable energy - Biogas and processed chlorine free. *FSC certified paper (inside and cover).