The Weight of a Human Heart - Couverture souple

O'Neill, Ryan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908699205 ISBN 13 : 9781908699206

Editeur : Old Street Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

DAZZLING STORIES THAT COMBINE FORMAL DARING WITH EMOTIONAL FORCE
The Weight of a Human Heart turns the rules of storytelling on their head.
A series of graphs illustrates the disintegration of a marriage, step by excruciating step.
The heartbreaking story of a Rwandan boy is hidden in the pages of his English exam paper.
A young girl learns her mother's disturbing secrets through the broken key on a typewriter.
With settings ranging from China to Rwanda to Australia, these powerful and original stories announce the arrival of a brilliant literary talent.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'Joyfully original ... magnetic ... a brilliant collection'
INDEPENDENT

'Collected Stories [one of the stories in the collection] is an example of what's possible when literature is examined thoroughly and chronologically, and from the inside out, rather than the outside in: a young woman narrates the story of her mother, a writer, chronicling her life through her collections of stories. The mother is called Margaret Hately: the story is simply delightful. The Weight of a Human Heart has all the urgency and vigour ... that one might expect from a first collection: daring, intelligent, witty, full of new discoveries and exhilarations'
GUARDIAN

'In O'Neill's hands, the minor art form of the short story becomes major art'
BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER

'Clever ... uproarious ... dazzling'
THE MONTHLY

'This lively, immediately absorbing new collection of short stories will put Ryan O'Neill on the map as one of the most original writers around ... There is something for everyone in this assortment, but it is effortless to finish one story and dive straight into the next. Captivating and impressive.'
WE LOVE THIS BOOK

'Full of wit, irony, wild invention, love and pain -- and sometimes shocking power'
Paddy O'Reilly

'By turns acerbic, playful and serious, O'Neill is equally at home with satire and pathos'
Cate Kennedy, author of The World Beneath

'With each new story O'Neill redefines the boundaries of what is possible'
Patrick Cullen, author of What Came Between

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Old Street Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908699205
• ISBN 13: 9781908699206
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible