Jellyfish (short story collection)

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

Jellyfish
AuthorJanice Galloway
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
2015
Publication placeIreland
Media typePrint

Major themes

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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

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

References

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