Mark Anthony Jarman je autor, jehož próza se vyznačuje neobyčejným jazykem a pohlcujícími příběhy. Jeho díla zkoumají složité lidské vztahy a často se noří do temnějších zákoutí lidské psychiky. Jarmanův styl je zároveň energický i introspektivní, což čtenářům nabízí jedinečnou perspektivu na témata, která jsou mu blízká. Jeho schopnost vytvářet silné obrazy a napínavé narativy z něj činí výraznou postavu na současné literární scéně.
"Literature at the highest level: heartrending, disquieting, fascinating."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Drawing together the best of his short fiction published over the last four decades, Burn Man: Selected Stories showcases Mark Anthony Jarman's sharply observed characters and acrobatic, voice-driven prose in stories that walk the tightrope between the commonplace and the mystical. With an insightful introduction from John Metcalf, this revelatory selection highlights one of the most spirited and singular masters of the short story form.
From acclaimed author Mark Anthony Jarman comes Touch Anywhere to Begin, his first book of travel essays since the publication of the critically acclaimed Ireland's Eye in 2002. In 18 unusual, head-spinning essays, Jarman can drift through Venice amid the revelry of carnival and the arrival of the impending pandemic or visit a private club along Shanghai's Huangpu River to be serenaded by a band of retired People's Liberation Army singers. In "Panthers and Gods Prowl a Palace of Sin," an invitation to the Kala Ghoda Festival in Mumbai forges a connection with a jetlagged pair of Arctic throat singers and a doctor fascinated by Canada. In "Jesus on the Mainline," an extended hospitalization beside the intubated victim of a drunk-driving accident reveals a difficult family drama. And this, of course, is only the beginning. Masterfully written, Touch Anywhere to Begin penetrates the impressionistic moments and intimacies of travel to reveal character and place like none other, creating an appetite for that long-ago time when travel was possible and the unknown alluringly attractive.
