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“A Canadian master of the form.”—Gregory Cowles, New York Times
One of Kirkus Reviews' 5 Collections that Short Story Fans Shouldn't Miss
A former military policeman, a veterinarian, and a French poet walk into a bar and debate the Vietnam war. A couple of men who are part of a commune discover two dead bodies while out sailing. An Irish woman hits a boy with her car and contemplates turning herself in. Two paramedics try to live and not burn out while dealing with so much death. A man on holiday in Venice is stalked by a pickpocket. A heartsick astronaut finds love on the moon.
In Smash & Grab Mark Anthony Jarman offers up a mischievous medley of stories that blur the lines between the real and the imagined. Continuing to chronicle the lives of the wayward and unlucky, it confirms its author as one of the most adventurous guides to the absurdity of twenty-first century existence.
Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Jarman, Mark Anthony
Publisher: Biblioasis
Pub Date: February 24, 2026
Category: Fiction / Literary
ISBN: 9781771966948