Learning to Swim and Other Stories - Couverture rigide

Swift, Graham

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0434753327 ISBN 13 : 9780434753321

Editeur : William Heinemann Ltd, 1985

Synopsis

A collection of stories originally published in 1985, which explores the enclosed worlds of illusion and deception, obsession and erroneous authority.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The men and women in these spare, Kafkaesque stories are engaged in struggles that are no less brutal because they are fought by proxy. In Graham Swift's taut prose, these quiet combative relationships--between a mismatched couple; an aging doctor and his hypochondriacal patient; a teenage refugee swept up in the conflict between an oppressively sentimental father and his rebellious son--become a microcosm for all human cruelty and need.

"Swift proves throughout this ambitious collection that he is a master of his language and the construction of provocative situations."-- Houston Chronicle

Présentation de l'éditeur

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14–18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will feature writing in English from various genres and differing times. Learning to Swim by Graham Swift is edited by Richard Hoyes, Head of Sixth Form at Farnham College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Heinemann Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0434753327
• ISBN 13: 9780434753321
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 146
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible