Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep

Adam Soto's collection of short stories, "Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep," explores the spaces where we haunt each other and ourselves through choices, institutions, and dreams. The stories are strange and unsettling, exploring the quiet spaces between the living and the dead.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 07 January 2023
Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Adam Soto, the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel This Weightless World ,which Robin Sloan hailed as “The social novel for the 21st century,” has unveiled his latest masterpiece, Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep .

The title story, “Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep,” takes us on a captivating journey as a one-armed Harlem Hellfighter embarks on a quest to find his specially altered military uniform amidst the devastating Influenza outbreak in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, in “Sleepy Things,” a man finds himself bound to the bedside of his comatose girlfriend, who haunts his mother’s dreams.

In “Wren & Riley,” a couple ventures to Wyoming to visit a childhood friend who has taken matters into her own hands by killing her abusive husband. And in “The Vegetable Church,” a pair of Syrian sisters, refugees of the civil war, find themselves at a crossroads in the home of their European hosts, while their deceased father whispers words of comfort and guidance to them.

The stories in Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep are enigmatic and unsettling, delving into the quiet spaces where the living and the dead intertwine through their choices, dreams, and the institutions that shape their lives. Adam Soto’s masterful storytelling and vivid prose transport readers to a realm where reality and fantasy collide, leaving them pondering the profound implications of our actions and the enduring legacies we leave behind.

Weight: 248g
Dimension: 209 x 142 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781662601354