| Pond | |
| Author: | Claire-Louise Bennett |
| Country: | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Anthology, Psychological Fiction |
| Publisher: | The Stinging Fly Press |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2015 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Isbn: | 0-3995-7590-1 |
Pond is a collection of 20 short stories written by Claire-Louise Bennett, originally published by The Stinging Fly Press in Ireland on 10 May 2015 .[1] [2] The stories are written from the perspective of an unnamed woman who lives a solitary existence on the outskirts of a small coastal village.
It focuses on the details of her daily experience, from the best way to eat porridge to an encounter with a cow to the ending of an affair.[3] The shortest story in Pond runs to only a couple of sentences.[4]
Pond was well received in both the UK and the US, and was featured in both The New Yorker and The New York Times in 2016.
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Voyage in the Dark" | |
| 2 | "Morning, Noon & Night" | |
| 3 | "First Thing" | |
| 4 | "The Big Day" | |
| 5 | "Wishful Thinking" | |
| 6 | "A Little Before Seven" | |
| 7 | "To A God Unknown" | |
| 8 | "Two Weeks Since" | |
| 9 | "Stir-fry" | |
| 10 | "Finishing Touch" | |
| 11 | "Control Knobs" | |
| 12 | "Postcard" | |
| 13 | "The Deepest Sea" | |
| 14 | "Oh, Tomato Puree!" | |
| 15 | "Morning, 1908" | |
| 16 | "The Gloves Are Off" | |
| 17 | "Over & Done With" | |
| 18 | "Words Escape Me" | |
| 19 | "Lady of the House" | |
| 20 | "Old Ground" |