''Pond'' is a collection of 20 short stories written by
Claire-Louise Bennett
Claire-Louise Bennett is a British writer, living in Galway in Ireland. She is the author of the books ''Pond'' (2015), which was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize, and '' Checkout 19'' (2021), which was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize.
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, originally published by
The Stinging Fly Press in Ireland on 10 May 2015 ().
The stories are written from the perspective of an unnamed woman who lives a solitary existence on the outskirts of a small coastal village.
It focuses on the details of her daily experience, from the best way to eat
porridge
Porridge is a food made by heating, soaking or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, fruit, or syrup to make a sweet cereal ...
to an encounter with a cow to the ending of an affair.
The shortest story in ''Pond'' runs to only a couple of sentences.
Reception
''Pond'' was well received in both the UK and the US, and was featured in both ''
The New Yorker
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'' and ''
The New York Times
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'' in 2016.
Stories
References
2015 short story collections
British short story collections
Literature by women
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