“One of Mr. Clermont’s most simplistically perfect lessons—‘life is easily translatable’ . . . That these lessons could take place anywhere is what makes for profound writing.”
“A thought-provoking collection of stories... These are the stories of their everyday lives and how they do matter, whether we know it or not.”
Leave behind everything and everybody you know... then write a book about it.
A window into the life of someone discovering the world—all while stuffing his mouth with kimchi...
He thought he found his other half. His other half didn’t agree.
Since his break-up Andrew McCarthy’s been laying around his apartment reliving the past...
Crowds of strangers. A City of dreams.
This book is about us, whether we’re walking through our hometown, or the city of dreams...
There is no safety. There is no hiding place.
In a maternity ward, an immigrant couple holds on to their newborn child and wonder about the life he'll lead...
Alex Clermont
Alex’s short stories have been published in several literary journals and anthologies including Black Elephant, The aois21 Annual... [read bio]
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