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WHAT OTHERS SAY...
'These stories contain beautiful passages of writing' - The Australian
'Stinson's stories are superb.' Overland
'Each of these stories is a gem, and the collection is a remarkable chronicle of the human condition. Emmett Stinson is a writer of our time.' Tony Birch
'Emmett Stinson's writing is sharp to within an inch of its life, yet overflows with the ache of memory and the pulse of desire. An exceptional debut.' - Nicholas Jose
Emmett's appearances at Melbourne Writers' Festival in September Read Emmett Stinson's blog Listen to Emmett on Sunday Night Safran Read The Age review of Known Unknowns
June 2010
ISBN 978-0-9806378-7-8
$24.95 paperback
Known Unknowns
by Emmett Stinson
Emmett Stinson is an American who moved to Australia in 2004 – and it was only with distance from his homeland that he could write Known Unknowns, his debut collection. Set largely in Washington DC immediately after September 11, these are engrossing stories that tap into the zeitgeist of disconnection, isolation and the loss of meaningful identity after these world-changing events.
With sharp, insightful prose that illuminates the frailty of human relationships, Known Unknowns is an arresting collection that marks the arrival an exciting new literary talent.
Emmett Stinson
Emmett Stinson was born in the United States in 1977. He moved to Adelaide in 2004, where he pursued an MA in Creative Writing.
He has received The Age Short Story Award, the ArtsSA Creative Writing Award, a Lannan Poetry Fellowship and the Wagner Medal for Fiction. His essays, fiction and poetry have appeared in various literary journals. He is also a co-founder and fiction editor of Wet Ink: The Magazine of New Writing.
Emmett is currently a Lecturer in Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne.
