![]() ![]() ![]() News of their own death has not reached these young workers, and as in a dream, Aubby and Clara fear that if their knowledge is revealed, something fateful will happen, so they dance with the dead boys and dissemble. The narrator, Aubby, gradually realises that these young men are all dead. ![]() At the summit they are taken to the lodge, which is compared to a palace, or a cathedral, where ‘amethyst chandeliers sent a lake of light rippling across the dance floor’ and a large number of CCC workers wait for the party to begin. It is only accessible by a chair lift, ascending 7,250 feet. In the first story of this collection, two young women follow the gold rush to Oregon where a vast lodge has been built. Russell is based in Miami, and the influence of Hispanic magic realism may be present in a number of the stories in Orange World, Russell’s third collection. Karen Russell’s work is often located within the tradition of magical realism. Who might read Beloved for instance, as a historical novel, and be more moved by the story of Sethe, and the atrocities of slavery, than the device of the dead infant who is brought to life in the narrative by the historical upheavals of Chile than the paranormal powers of Clara or Rosa’s green hair in House of Spirits, the battle for survival in Halldor Laxness’ Independent People more than the ancient curses and magical spells. There are readers who feel a certain prejudice against special effects. Karen Russell | Orange World | Penguin Random House: £14.99 ![]()
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