Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness by Danila Botha

Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness by Danila Botha

Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness is Danila Botha's third collection of short fiction. In these brilliant stories she observes with her signature vulnerability and humour what it's like to struggle to find your place in the world. From the bullied twelve-year-old (Born, Not Made) to the musician saved from sleeping in doorways (Blasting Molly Rockets), to the sculptor who builds a golem and fulfills her Holocaust survivor grandmother's wish to protect her sister (Able to Pass) to a student who overdoses on opiates and meets an adult Anne Frank (Like An Alligator Eyeing a Small Fish), these stories pulse with Botha's signature empathy and originality. Botha also addresses what it means to be Jewish, with characters who rethink their whole identity (Soulmates) to those who hold on at all costs (Dark and Lilac Fairies). As in her previous collection, the Trillium and Vine nominated For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I've Known, Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness will make you laugh and cry, but above all it will make you feel less alone.

Botha, Danila: - Danila Botha was born in South Africa, and has lived in Israel and Nova Scotia. She studied Creative Writing at York University and Humber College for Writers. Her first book, the collection of stories Got No Secrets, was published by Tightrope Books in 2010, and by Modjaji Books in South Africa. Her writing has appeared in The National Post, Broken Pencil Magazine, Joyland, and more. Too Much on the Inside is her first novel.

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ISBN 13	9781771838702
ISBN 10	1771838701
Title	Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness
Author	Danila Botha
Series	Essential Prose Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Guernica Editions,Canada
Year published	2024-04-01
Number of pages	200
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