The BBC National Short Story Award 2019 - Couverture souple

Caldwell, Lucy; Lloyd, Jo; Clark, Lynda; Crooks, Jacqueline; Grey, Tamsin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 191269722X ISBN 13 : 9781912697229

Editeur : Comma Press, 2019

Synopsis

A young boy takes delight in his mother's ability to shapeshift from one animal to another, only realising how odd she is when it comes to parents evening... The values of a small farming village are challenged by talk of a well-heeled community living on the other side of the lake that only one person can see... A writer researching the life of a 19th century child custody reformer discovers all too many parallels between that century and ours... The stories shortlisted for the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University variously explore the sanctity of the home and family, and the instinct to defend what's closest to us. Against a backdrop of danger or division, characters sometimes struggle - like the 15-year-old charged with looking after her siblings whilst her mother works through the night - and sometimes succumb - like the young woman who allows herself to be manipulated by an older, richer man. But in each case, these stories demonstrate what Nikki Bedi argues in her introduction: short stories are not a warm-up act, they're the main event.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nikki Bedi is a television and radio broadcaster who writes and presents The Arts Hour on BBC World Service and BBC Radio London. The BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University (NSSA) returns for the 14th year with broadcaster Nikki Bedi chairing the judging panel for 2019. Nikki is a television and radio broadcaster who writes and presents The Arts Hour on BBC World Service and BBC Radio London. The BBC National Short Story Award is one of the most prestigious for a single short story, with the winning author receiving £15,000, and four further shortlisted authors £600 each. The stories are broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in an anthology. Last year s winner of the BBC National Short Story Award was Trinidadian writer Ingrid Persaud, who won for The Sweet Sop , her tender and ebullient story about a father-son relationship. Previous alumni include Lionel Shriver, Zadie Smith, Hilary Mantel, Jon McGregor and William Trevor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Comma Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 191269722X
• ISBN 13: 9781912697229
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Éditeur: Bedi Nikki
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible