Learning to Swim and Other Stories - Couverture souple

Swift, Graham

 
9780330518260: Learning to Swim and Other Stories
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ISBN 10 : 0330518267 ISBN 13 : 9780330518260
Editeur : CE/OP, 2010

Synopsis

'An admirable collection. Each story has its subtle nuances of narrative and language which established a quite distinct character. A most impressive work of fiction' The Times Graham Swift's taut prose style, natural gift for characterization and tight grasp of the details and complexities of real life combine beautifully in these concentrated and enigmatic stories to offer an incisive expose of the illusion, subterfuge and enigma of everyday interaction. Focusing on the combative relationships between men and women -- between a mismatched couple; an ageing doctor and his hypochondriacal patient; a teenage refugee swept up in the conflict of an oppressively sentimental father and his rebellious son -- these spare, Kafkaesque stories are a microcosm for all human cruelty and need. 'Graham Swift ...has a wide range; he can be delicately sensitive or outrageously funny. He is a born storyteller' Daily Telegraph 'He has style and he has range, and quiet strengths that are continuously and effortlessly displayed. Graham Swift should be read by everyone with an interest in the art of the short story' Evening Standard

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À propos de l'auteur

Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of many acclaimed novels, two collections of short stories (England and Other Stories, and Learning to Swim and Other 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 (1983), and with Last Orders the Booker Prize (1996). Both novels have since been made into films. Graham Swift's work has appeared in over thirty languages.

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Éditeur
CE/OP
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0330518267
ISBN 13 
9780330518260
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
225
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0679739785 ISBN 13 :  9780679739784
Editeur : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1992
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