Our Brains and the Brains of Miniature Sharks: Stories

Desperate to find a cure for his depression, a young man forges an odd relationship with a disgraced scientist. The descendant of a refugee tells her family story using symbols instead of names. A lonely boy from a broken family finds solace in a television show hosted by a mysterious man. In these stories, equal parts sad and funny, Pablo Pinero Stillmann’s characters lose themselves as they search for meaningful human connection. These are stories of chaos–internal and external–of chasing and escaping, of intense longing, but most of all, the nine stories in this book are portraits of people wrestling with their deepest flaws.