A review by madanburg
Brief Encounters with the Enemy: Fiction by Said Sayrafiezadeh

4.0

http://dakimel.blogspot.com/2013/08/2013-summer-mel-reads-short-fiction.html

I reviewed new release Brief Encounters with the Enemy by Saïd Sayrafiezedah (The Dial Press, 2013) for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, so I don't want to repeat myself here. But I'm not steering you wrong when I tell you that this captures a very universal modern America via some every-men whose stories are told with captivating and forthright prose. I didn't cry, but I did laugh, and it did become a part of me. And I love this Edward Hopper-looking cover image (is that a Hopper?) - the outside looking in thing, quite perfect for this collection.