· Even the people seem hollowed out, teetering on the verge of collapse. A curious aspect of the stories in “Stay Awake” is the recurring use Chaon makes of a Author: Patrick Mcgrath. · The story “Presentiment” from Dan Chaon ’s first book, the collection Fitting Ends, offers a useful point of reference for readers of Chaon’s new collection, Stay Awake. In “Presentiment,” Rich and Georgia visit their severely autistic son who lives at a care facility in a nearby city. The encounter is sadly typical: “another visit without a miracle, without any change.”. Dan Chaon’s stories feature scattered families, unfulfilled dreamers, anxious souls. They exist in a twilight realm — in a place by the window late at night when the streets are empty and the world appears to be quiet. But you are up, unable to sleep. So you stay awake.
Book review: 'Stay Awake,' the latest story collection from Dan Chaon ('Among the Missing,' 'Await Your Reply'), is quietly haunting. Business. California. Climate Environment. I don't care what happens to the "book", and if everything goes electronic, we will still have Dan Chaon bringing us great stories, wonderful novels, and brilliant moments that are nothing short of breathtaking. "The Bees" is the first story from his new collection, Stay Awake. Our hero is a dry drunk, which means he still loves to. Dan Chaon is definitely an acquired taste. +Stay Awake. This is a series of haunting short stories that seek to expose the psychological frailties of human beings as they experience every emotion on the spectrum from love to loss and loneliness. Dan Chaon explores scattered families and weary souls as his characters wander between ordinary life.
Even the people seem hollowed out, teetering on the verge of collapse. A curious aspect of the stories in “Stay Awake” is the recurring use Chaon makes of a few distinctive motifs. A man loses. Dan Chaon’s stories feature scattered families, unfulfilled dreamers, anxious souls. They exist in a twilight realm — in a place by the window late at night when the streets are empty and the world appears to be quiet. But you are up, unable to sleep. So you stay awake. Ghosts are everywhere, though, in “Stay Awake,” the powerful and disturbing new collection of short stories by Dan Chaon. This is horror fiction, but of an entirely different sort from what we.
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