Publisher's Synopsis
Pool of Souls and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by literary fiction writer Daniel John Klein. Klein studied at the Iowa Writer's Workshop - one of the most prestigious writing programs in the world. This collection contains award-winning stories with a wide range of voices and themes. One reviewer wrote: "If I were a writer of fiction, I would want to write the kind of stories that are in Daniel John Klein's newly published collection... short (mostly); poignant; very funny and sometimes serious; passionate and to the point. Pool of Souls tells of life's events - extraordinary and otherwise - in simple language and on many levels all at once, drawn in pictures that steal the mind and heart at the same time and rolls them into one, satisfying package. Pool of Souls, the title work, was written while in study at the Iowa Writer's Workshop. It deals with the most basic of human issues, like commitment, the past and unrequited love, present time skirmishes and general feistiness in a uniquely humorous and understanding way." - Ann Gerald, Fairfield Weekly Reader
