Trigger Warning (book)
 Hardback edition cover | |
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story collection |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 368 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-0623-3032-1 |
| OCLC | 898158038 |
Trigger Warning is a collection of short fiction and verse by Neil Gaiman. It was first published in the United States in 2015 by William Morrow. The title is a reference to the concept of trigger warnings, originally intended to warn victims of sexual abuse or other trauma about potentially graphic content, and its recent prominence in contemporary discourse. In his introduction to the book, Neil Gaiman considers the question of whether stories should be considered "safe spaces", and, concluding that they should not, warns readers that the stories in this collection may disturb them.[1][2][3]
Most of the stories in the book are reprints from other sources, such as magazines and anthologies, but "Black Dog", a new short story sequel to American Gods featuring its main character, Shadow, was purpose-written for this collection.[2]
Contents
- Introduction
- Making a Chair
- A Lunar Labyrinth
- The Thing About Cassandra
- Down to a Sunless Sea
- "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains"
- My Last Landlady
- Adventure Story
- Orange
- A Calendar of Tales
- The Case of Death and Honey
- The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
- Jerusalem
- Click-Clack the Rattlebag
- An Invocation of Incuriosity
- "And Weep, Like Alexander"
- Nothing O'Clock
- Diamonds and Pearls: A Fairy Tale
- The Return of the Thin White Duke
- Feminine Endings
- Observing the Formalities
- The Sleeper and the Spindle
- Witch Work
- In Relig Odhråin
- Black Dog
References
- ^ Review of "Trigger Warning" by Neil Gaiman, 30 North Literary Magazine
- ^ a b Neil Gaiman Is Back To Mess Up Your Dreams In 'Trigger Warning', NPR
- ^ Neil Gaiman's 'Trigger Warning', The New York Times
Further reading
- Docx, Edward (8 February 2015). "Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman review – sublime and ridiculous". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- Lovegrove, James (13 March 2015). "Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances, by Neil Gaiman". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- Cottrell-Boyce, Frank (24 February 2015). "Distraction techniques: Neil Gaiman's new book proves you can't read a short story online". New Statesman. Retrieved 26 July 2020.