The Hunter and Other Stories of Men is a much anticipated story collection from Brisbane-based author David Cohen. It is humorous and slightly off beat, inspired by writers like Will Self and David Sedaris. The Hunter and Other Stories of Men was shortlisted for The Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript in 2015.
In the book, a property developer fears that a burgeoning ibis population will prevent the construction of a high rise apartment complex; a bus stop outside a dementia care facility in Düsseldorf suffers its own identity crisis; a young man’s new job requires him to pose as a woodcutter and wave at a trainload of tourists; an aging, reclusive archivist becomes locked in a strange battle of wills with a courier; a backpacker in Israel has a bizarre religious experience. In these award-winning stories, David Cohen explores the oddities of human behaviour with wit and affection.
David Cohen lives in Brisbane, Queensland and is the author of the novels Fear of Tennis and Disappearing off the Face of the Earth.
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