Trigger Warning (book)

Trigger Warning
Hardback edition cover
AuthorNeil Gaiman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story collection
PublisherWilliam Morrow
Publication date
2015
Media typePrint
Pages368 pp
ISBN978-0-0623-3032-1
OCLC898158038

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 survivors 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

  1. Introduction
  2. Making a Chair
  3. A Lunar Labyrinth
  4. The Thing About Cassandra
  5. Down to a Sunless Sea
  6. "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains"
  7. My Last Landlady
  8. Adventure Story
  9. Orange
  10. A Calendar of Tales
  11. The Case of Death and Honey
  12. The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
  13. Jerusalem
  14. Click-Clack the Rattlebag
  15. An Invocation of Incuriosity
  16. "And Weep, Like Alexander"
  17. Nothing O'Clock
  18. Diamonds and Pearls: A Fairy Tale
  19. The Return of the Thin White Duke
  20. Feminine Endings
  21. Observing the Formalities
  22. The Sleeper and the Spindle
  23. Witch Work
  24. In Relig Odhråin
  25. Black Dog

References

  1. ^ Review of "Trigger Warning" by Neil Gaiman, 30 North Literary Magazine
  2. ^ a b Neil Gaiman Is Back To Mess Up Your Dreams In 'Trigger Warning', NPR
  3. ^ Neil Gaiman's 'Trigger Warning', The New York Times

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