- Adjective: Outré
- violating convention or propriety : bizarre
- Synonyms:
- bizarro
- crazy
- eccentric
- far-out
- funky
- off-kilter
- outlandish
- peculiar
- quirk
- weird
- Usage:
- “Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents stories by two masters of the form who share an outré sensibility. Humor, humanity, and fantasy all combine in four tales of things gone wrong.”
- Encountered:
- Written introduction to this week’s episode of the Selected Shorts podcast –Embracing Disaster: Joyce Carol Oates and Etgar Keret
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Just as an aside, if you love short stories you need to check out the Selected Shorts podcast. I have listened to some truly remarkable stories over my years of listening to this show. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
Their description of their show: “Its story time for adults with PRI’s award-winning series of short fiction read by the stars of stage and screen. Recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in NYC and on tour. A co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.”