Free the Word!

Posted on May 1st, 2008 by Niki

My reading at the International Pen: Free the Word! event went really well. I read an extract from Language of Trees (29 Ways to Drown). International Futures was MC’ed by the wonderfully punctual and poetic Nii Parkes. There were some great events and readings over the weekend. I had a chance to meet Francisco Goldman, [...]

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  • 29 Ways

    29 Ways to Drown

    29 Ways to Drown is the debut collection of Niki Aguirre, featuring 10 short stories spanning the US, London and Latin America. Purchase at Flipped Eye Store

  • 'Aguirre’s characters are too busy searching for their own brand of independence to worry what others think, and the originality that this gives the whole collection can’t be underestimated.' - The Short Review
    'Aguirre has an amazing imagination and each story is individual and thought-provoking' - The Sun
    'Lovers of the short story should not miss this delightful new collection' - Julia Bell
    'Niki Aguirre breathes new energy into the short story' - Jennifer Kabat
    'The characters haunt and intrigue... Her exquisite tales resonate long after the last page' - Courttia Newland
    'Aguirre is that rarest of writers, one who possesses an exuberant imagination, but who also casts a devastatingly sharp eye on human reality' - Laila Lalami

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