“Bundle” is the author’s second story collection.
Harsh, unconventional stories that explore a person’s search for identity, their “self”, in relation to guilt, the weight of responsibility, and the individual’s role within society. A “bundle” symbolizes the burdens one carries throughout life, often without realizing who placed them there, why, or why they continue to bear them.
“…the feeling of guilt pours down your back like warm, comforting June rain. Guilt makes you get up and keep going. It urges and nudges. Guilt is a small whip that shoots through your brain, and you rise like a stinging nettle. You are always on the move, like a little wolf. With guilt coursing through your mind, you can accomplish great things. You become superhuman. A hero. Anything necessary to suppress this feeling. Your work ethic grows so intense that you are no longer yourself.”
The collection includes the following stories:
Yellow Buttons
You Don’t Love Me
Fall
Damir Hahn Plays Chess
Break
Manzev’s House
Moving Forward
Bad Weather
Inspector
Bundle
Published by Star ABC, with the support of the State Cultural Capital Foundation (VKKF).