Jellyfish (short story collection)

Jellyfish is a short story collection by Scottish author Janice Galloway, published by Freight Books in 2015.

Major themes

In the epigraph to Jellyfish, Galloway notes that she seeks to redefine David Lodge's idea that "Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children; life’s the other way around."[1] Throughout the 14 stories in Jellyfish, Galloway connects the themes sex, love, and parenthood, as well as both mental and physical illnesses.[2]

Reception and awards

Jellyfish was short-listed for the Saltire Society Literary Award in 2015 in literary fiction[3] and long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.[4]

References
  1. "Tales of Jellyfish by Janice Galloway; tales of motherhood and other". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  2. "Jellyfish, By Janice Galloway". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  3. "Literary Awards Shortlists Announced!". www.saltiresociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  4. "Frank O'Connor Longlist 2015 Announced". Short Story Ireland. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
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