ARGONAUT BOOKS

Praise for Animal Stories: 'I loved the precision of Kate Zambreno's Animal Stories - a literal attention so heightened that it becomes distinct and peculiar. Are we looking at seal or a walrus? Which zoo is in the background of the photograph? At what time of day was Kafka sitting in the Paris cafe, and how many yoghurts did he eat there? This attention made me trust these stories. Few human animals have Zambreno's baleful honesty, insight, or relish for comedy, when they look at themselves' Daisy Hildyard, author of Hunters in the Snow and Emergency 'Zambreno's lucid writing and relentless...Read More