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England and Other Stories

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Présentation de l'éditeur A collection of new stories from the Booker-prize winning author of Last Orders and Waterland; 'a powerful statement about English ways of life and death' Independent on Sunday Meet Dr Shah, who has never been to India, and Mrs Kaminski, on her way to Poland via A&E. Meet Holly and Polly, who have come to their own Anglo-Irish understanding; Charlie and Don, who have seen the docks turn into Docklands; Daisy Baker, terrified of Yorkshire; and Johnny Dewhurst, stranded on Exmoor. Binding these stories together is Graham Swift's affectionate but unflinching instinct for the story of us all: an evocation of that mysterious body that is a nation, deepened by the palpable sense of our individual bodies finding or losing their way in the nationless territory of birth, ageing, sex and death. Revue de presse 'England writ large. Swift's England is one pulsating with its past ... his protagonists the everymen and women who make up this country' Observer ** 'Ordinary lives become extraordinary in Graham Swift's powerful stories' Sunday Times ** 'Elegant, humble, and humane ... A coherent, powerful statement about English ways of life and death' Independent on Sunday ** 'Beautifully realised. An intimate, quirky and affectionate tour of Everyman's England' The Times Quatrième de couverture 'England writ large. Swift's England is one pulstaing with its past . . . his protagnoists the everymen and women who make up this country' Observer Meet Dr Shah, who has never been to India, and Mrs Kaminski, on her way to Poland via A&E. Meet Holly and Polly, who have come to their own Anglo-Irish understanding; Charlie and Don, who have seen the docks turn into Docklands; Daisy Baker, terrified of Yorkshire; and Johnny Dewhurst, stranded on Exmoor. Binding these stories together is Graham Swift's affectionate but unflinching instinct for the story of us all: an evocation of that mysterious body that is a nation, deepened by the palpable sense of our individual bodies finding or losing their way in the nationless territory of birth, ageing, sex and death. 'Graham Swift is a master of the short story, and this collection is full of gems' Allan Massie 'Powerful . . . Swift's forte lies in perceiving and honouring what is out of the ordinary in ordinary-looking lives' Sunday Times 'Beautifully realised . . . an intimate, quirky and affectionate tour of Everyman's England' The Times Biographie de l'auteur Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of nine acclaimed novels, a collection of short stories and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and with Last Orders the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films. Graham Swift's work has appeared in over thirty languages. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

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Présentation de l'éditeur A collection of new stories from the Booker-prize winning author of Last Orders and Waterland; 'a powerful statement about English ways of life and death' Independent on Sunday Meet Dr Shah, who has never been to India, and Mrs Kaminski, on her way to Poland via A&E. Meet Holly and Polly, who have come to their own Anglo-Irish understanding; Charlie and Don, who have seen the docks turn into Docklands; Daisy Baker, terrified of Yorkshire; and Johnny Dewhurst, stranded on Exmoor. Binding these stories together is Graham Swift's affectionate but unflinching instinct for the story of us all: an evocation of that mysterious body that is a nation, deepened by the palpable sense of our individual bodies finding or losing their way in the nationless territory of birth, ageing, sex and death. Revue de presse 'England writ large. Swift's England is one pulsating with its past ... his protagonists the everymen and women who make up this country' Observer ** 'Ordinary lives become extraordinary in Graham Swift's powerful stories' Sunday Times ** 'Elegant, humble, and humane ... A coherent, powerful statement about English ways of life and death' Independent on Sunday ** 'Beautifully realised. An intimate, quirky and affectionate tour of Everyman's England' The Times Quatrième de couverture 'England writ large. Swift's England is one pulstaing with its past . . . his protagnoists the everymen and women who make up this country' Observer Meet Dr Shah, who has never been to India, and Mrs Kaminski, on her way to Poland via A&E. Meet Holly and Polly, who have come to their own Anglo-Irish understanding; Charlie and Don, who have seen the docks turn into Docklands; Daisy Baker, terrified of Yorkshire; and Johnny Dewhurst, stranded on Exmoor. Binding these stories together is Graham Swift's affectionate but unflinching instinct for the story of us all: an evocation of that mysterious body that is a nation, deepened by the palpable sense of our individual bodies finding or losing their way in the nationless territory of birth, ageing, sex and death. 'Graham Swift is a master of the short story, and this collection is full of gems' Allan Massie 'Powerful . . . Swift's forte lies in perceiving and honouring what is out of the ordinary in ordinary-looking lives' Sunday Times 'Beautifully realised . . . an intimate, quirky and affectionate tour of Everyman's England' The Times Biographie de l'auteur Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of nine acclaimed novels, a collection of short stories and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and with Last Orders the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films. Graham Swift's work has appeared in over thirty languages. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

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England and Other Stories
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Scribner
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Publication
04 juin 2015
Pages
288
Taille
19.8 x 13 x 2 cm
Poids
245
ISBN-13
9781471137419
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