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<p><strong>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE</strong></p><p><strong>A Granta Best Young British Novelist</strong></p><p><strong>'A thrilling love for the stuff of language ... Magical'</strong>JON McGREGOR</p><p><strong>'Poignant and playful'</strong><em>DAILY MAIL</em></p><p><strong>'A writer with few real rivals'</strong><em>IRISH TIMES</em></p><p><strong>'A visionary writer'</strong>JAN CARSON</p><p><strong>The stunning new collection of stories from the award-winning author of <em>The Liar's Dictionary</em> and <em>Attrib. and Other Stories.</em></strong></p><p><em>Granta</em> Best Young British novelist and acclaimed author of <em>Attrib. and other stories</em>, Eley Williams returns with a thrilling collection of short stories exploring the nature of relationships both intimate and transient - from the easy gamesmanship of contagious yawns to the horror of a smile fixed for just a second too long.</p><p>A courtroom sketch artist delights in committing portraits of their lover to paper but their need to capture likenesses forever is revealed to have darker, more complex intentions. A child's schoolyard crush on a saint marks a confrontation with the reality of a teenage body in flux. Elsewhere, an editor of canned laughter loses their confidence and seeks divine intervention, and an essayist annotates their thoughts on Keats by way of internet-gleaned sex tips.</p><p><em>Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good</em>hums with fossicking language and ingenious experiments in form and considers notions of playfulness, authenticity and care as it holds relationships to account: their sweet misunderstandings, soured reflections, queer wish fulfilments and shared, held breaths.</p><p><strong>'Undeniably a skilful book'</strong><em>TELEGRAPH</em></p><p><strong>'Stories that work from the inside out... glancing,</strong><strong>intriguing'</strong><em>GUARDIAN</em></p><p><strong>'Erudite and audacious'</strong>KEIRAN GODDARD</p><p><strong><em>'</em>Frequently bril

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008618926

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

220 x 137 x 24 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct