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Lucy Corin’s latest collection, *One Hundred Apocalypses And Other Apocalypses*, compiles a hundred terse short stories, many only a few lines long. Through moments of vexation, crisis, revelation, and revolution, Corin examines how both personal breakups and grand catastrophes expose the human longing for a clean slate. The collection’s range—from intimate relationship endings to universal end‑of‑world scenarios—offers a striking portrait of change and the complexities of seeking renewal.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Apocalyptic Fiction
Authors: Lucy Corin
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