David MEANS ... The Secret Goldfish (2004)

AN EXCEPTIONAL WRITER of short stories, David Means writes depressing slices and slivers of life that are penetrating and “achingly intelligent,” written in a spare, elegiac tone.

Bibliography
MEANS David [1962-] Short-story writer. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. Stories The Secret Goldfish (2004: shortlisted for the 2005 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize); Assorted Fire Events (2000: winner of the 2001 Los Angeles Times Prize for Fiction; a finalist for the 2000 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction); A Quick Kiss of Redemption and Other Stories (1991)

Recommended
The Secret Goldfish (2004)
Assorted Fire Events (2000)