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The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break

by Steven Sherrill
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break

Mythic minotaur navigates modernity with mundane melancholy.

Imagine a legendary creature facing the grind of everyday life, that's what you get in "The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break." It's a book that weaves myth into reality, presenting a unique perspective on the ordinary struggles we all face. The minotaur's poignant attempts at finding a place in contemporary society are as relatable as they are fantastical, resonating with anyone who's ever felt out of place.

  • Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Nominee for Visionary Fiction (Finalist) (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break

by Steven Sherrill
ISBN: 9781841953991
Authors: Steven Sherrill
Publisher: Canongate Books
Date of Publication: 2003-04-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Literature, Magical Realism, Greek Mythology, Mythology
Goodreads rating: 3.73
(rated by 4859 readers)

Description

Five thousand years out of the labyrinth that held him captive, and as many years beyond the dubious bargain that set him free, the Minotaur finds himself struggling to negotiate the American South with the body of a man and the head of a bull. The Minotaur tries to balance the past, the present, and a looming future from behind the cook's line at Grub's Rib, where his coworkers know both his skill with a chef's knife and the sometimes dangerous nature of his horns. At Lucky-U Mobile Estates, the Minotaur lives in a boat-shaped trailer and shares with his neighbours an appreciation for a quiet lifestyle and a respect for auto repairs. The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break is an effortless blend of the mundane and the mythic, a unique world in which kitchen work becomes high drama and meetings between legendary creatures almost pass notice. But strangest of all in Steven Sherrill's debut novel, everything seems to make perfect sense.
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Mythic minotaur navigates modernity with mundane melancholy.

Imagine a legendary creature facing the grind of everyday life, that's what you get in "The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break." It's a book that weaves myth into reality, presenting a unique perspective on the ordinary struggles we all face. The minotaur's poignant attempts at finding a place in contemporary society are as relatable as they are fantastical, resonating with anyone who's ever felt out of place.

  • Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Nominee for Visionary Fiction (Finalist) (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.