The Desolation Angel: Short Stories
Wilson, Tim
Published 2011
ISBN 9780864736482
Format paperback
Category Fiction, New Zealand
RRP: $35.00
When I first met the Desolation Angel he was sprawled insolently across the top of my refrigerator. He wore a black three-button single-vent suit, and smoked a long cigar, the ashes of which he tapped into his left jacket pocket. He didn’t acknowledge me until I was almost on him. Raising two red eyes in my direction, he said, “Don’t sweat it. I’m here to help.”
Twelve extraordinary stories by the author of the acclaimed novel Their Faces Were Shining, shortlisted for the 2011 New Zealand Post Book Awards.
“One of the year’s few must-reads.” —Paul Little, North & South
“Wilson is never less than sure-footed.” —Guy Somerset, Listener
Tim Wilson is TVNZ’s US Correspondent. He has written for numerous New Zealand publications as well as the Guardian and Newsweek.com. His short fiction has appeared in Sport, Metro, the Listener and Open City (New York).