Escape Routes (book)

Escape Routes is the debut collection of short stories from author Naomi Ishiguro.^[1] The 2020 publication from Tinder Press consists of eight short stories and a novella, all with somewhat fantastical themes.^[2][3] One reviewer praised "her audacious talent and her ability to satirise the modern world."^[4] While reviewers generally liked the work, they found some stories to be more successful than others: particularly the novella, "The Rat Catcher," was criticised as "overextended".^[2][5]

First edition

Ishiguro is the daughter of Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro and had studied English at University College London before pursuing a master's degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia.^[2]

References

1. Baker, Phil (2 February 2020). "Short stories roundup: Escape Routes by Naomi Ishiguro; Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories by Kim Young-ha; The Boatman and Other Stories by Billy O'Callaghan". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. Mabbott, Alastair (16 February 2020). "Review: Escape Routes by Naomi Ishiguro". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
3. Steele, Colin (9 May 2020). "Kazuo Ishiguro's first book, Escape Routes, finds magic in the everyday". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
4. Garavelli, Dani (1 April 2020). "Footprints, David Farrier; Escape Routes, Naomi Ishiguro". Big Issue. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
5. Lloyd, John (8 November 2019). "Escape Routes by Naomi Ishiguro". NB Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2020.