{"id":2,"date":"2015-09-16T14:51:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mathieucailler.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:51:18","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/sample-page\/","title":{"rendered":"About Loss Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Loss Angeles<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In this superb debut collection of short stories, Mathieu Cailler weaves tales which bring to life the deeply-human experience with loss and its range of outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From loneliness to recovered relationships, from despair to redemption, from heartbreak to humor, these fifteen stories illuminate the sadness, bewilderment, conflict and ultimate hope which can come from each human being’s inevitable encounters with loss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Author Laurie Alberts writes: “LOSS ANGELES doesn’t focus on the bright lights of Tinseltown, but rather on the quiet day-to-day pain of marginalized people paralyzed by loss, poor choices, obsessions, and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These subtle, beautifully wrought, and richly realized stories showcase Cailler as an intrepid fiction writer who is always compassionate to his characters and their moral quandaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2017 Best Book Award Finalist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Published in 2015, Mathieu Cailler’s debut collection of short stories, was a finalist for the Best Book Award and International Book Award, received an honorable mention at the 2017 Paris Book Festival, and honorable mentions in the 2016 Hollywood Book Festival, London Book Festival, and New York Book Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a line in one of the short stories in the collection, \u201cOne-Night Stand,\u201d where a young stand-up comic says, \u201cL.A. isn\u2019t a city; it\u2019s a state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always thought that as well. In fact, I always utter this when telling others about L.A. It\u2019s disconnected and messy, sprawling and vibrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this city offers so much of the best and even the worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever I\u2019m fortunate enough to travel this country and speak with others, I find that people think of Los Angeles as entertaining, thrilling even. I\u2019ve been asked about movie stars, the Walk of Fame, the beach, and the Hollywood sign, but what has always appealed to me most is the day-to-day life of Angelenos. Not the ocean, not the actors, but the day-to-day pain of its citizens. The graffiti, the pigeons; the pink slips, the traffic. I tried to make the stories as diverse as the setting itself. I believe everyone has a story to share, and it was my job to do just that. I also wanted to write a throwback collection. Lately, I\u2019ve found that so many collections are written like novels\u2013the same character appears in the stories; it takes place on the same day, etc. I wanted to write a collection that was eclectic\u2013that a reader could start on the fifth story or the eighth, and it wouldn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that readers will relate to the sentiments expressed in this book. I think loss is the greatest bond we possess as humans. There isn\u2019t a single person who hasn\u2019t experienced it in some fashion. We\u2019ve all lost something dear to us; something profound. If a reader comes away from Loss Angeles<\/em> feeling more connected to others and him or herself, I\u2019ll have done my job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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