“Reading this anthology sometimes feels like living through a horror movie where the monster’s shape is always shifting. Violence is stalking the periphery of a town, hiding in the closets of a house, possessing the hearts and minds of the characters. The emotional shrapnel—of local and national forms of warfare—will leave you exhilarated and drained and cognizant of the unfortunate truth that it’s often easier for us to look away from pain. But without acknowledgment, there’s no possibility of healing or change. A globally and tonally diverse collection, The Best Peace Fiction offers important stories of suspense and surprise, anxiety and hope, and—ultimately—the elusiveness of peace.”—Benjamin Percy, author of The Ninth Metal, Suicide Woods: Stories, Red Moon: A Novel, and Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction
“The Best Peace Fiction offers an international kaleidoscope of conflict. Each wrenching story reflects an ever-changing view of war and peace, from a plantation on the verge of the American Civil War, to a German-influenced community in post–World War II Argentina, to rebellion-torn Turkey. These stories haunt; they are uncomfortable yet brilliant. The reader is left in awe of how violence can render humankind capable of acts of great darkness as well as intense light.”—Siobhan Fallon, author of The Confusion of Languages
