Orientation and Other Stories

Nine “darkly funny, profoundly compassionate” short stories exploring the nature of loneliness and human interaction in contemporary society ( More ). “The stories in Daniel Orozco’s debut collection convey a sense of workplace alienation that would make Karl Marx cringe. . . . A treat.” — The New York Times Book Review A Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Short Story Collections title Breakfast’s boiled egg, the overhead hum of fluorescent lights, the midmorning coffee break—daily routi