Patrick Somerville was born and raised in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He taught English and creative writing at Cornell, where he also earned his MFA. Trouble is his first book of fiction. He currently lives in Chicago.
“A darkly comic portrayal of men afraid of their destructive power.
. . . Somerville crafts stories that, with equal parts grace and
humility, highlight mordant absurdity.” —Publishers Weekly
“Trouble is a wittily demented and off-beat collection of stories
about the peculiar joys and perversions of the ordinary lives of an
eclectic group of boys and men. . . . Wildly entertaining and
remarkably funny. . . . Reminiscent of such great, dark
storytellers as T.C. Boyle and even Ray Carver.” —Artvoice
“Trouble is a great collection of stories, full of the true
adventures of life and what it means to be a man.” —Hannah Tinti,
author of Animal Crackers
“These gorgeous stories, written with wit and precision, are
energized by Patrick Somerville’s improvisational humor and the
authentic sympathy he brings to the tempest of ordinary lives. It
is hard to think of another book quite like this one. Every story
is provocative, revelatory, and satisfying.” —Stephanie Vaughn,
author of Sweet Talk
“Wonderful. Here are stories packed with big-hearted humor, serious
compassion, and plenty of loopy narrative thrust to keep you
turning the pages. Patrick Somerville’s characters exist in a
modern world where love and cruelty are indistinguishable, and he
imbues their struggle with real grace. Oddly tender, dementedly
funny, this book is a pleasure to read.” —Gabe Hudson, author of
Dear Mr. President
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