A book of Stage Reviews named Jac, who sets himself on fire. An old Bible who drinks black coffee and smokes heavily. A greedy Pub Guide, a kind Bestseller exploding when hit by a bundle of fan Mail. And a Short Story, who falls in love with a charming Travel Brochure, making him a hero unique in world literature, this is Bookstore City. It’s depicted in History of a Lonely Short Story, written by young Dutch author Pjotr Smaad (32). Playful and with a distinctive own voice, he compares our book trade and the architecture of human society. 10 years of rewriting resulted in a Swift worthy, witty and morally sharp allegory. Coming with Gustav Doré (Don Quichot) like illustrations, there’s probably no other book that coincides so completely with the theme and spirit of World Book Day.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Cox, Osbourne (illustrateur). Paperback. Title DescriptionHistory of a Lonely Short StoryWorld Book Day, limited editionHistory of a Lonely Short Story is the first title in the Quality Publishers trilogy, In the City-State of Books, a Short Story sets out on a quest to become meaningful. Along the way he encounters Galley Proofs, Elegies, a lying Myth Book, a Bible under padlock, and the shadowy Green Book who holds the stolen Incidents of an entire literary underclass. Part allegorical novel, part metafictional odyssey, History of a Lonely Short Story is a work ten years in the making - illustrated throughout in the tradition of Gustave Dore, and written with the wit and melancholy of a form that knows its own limitations better than any other.Swift meets the Coen Brothers. An Allegory about Inequality.History of a Lonely Short Story is the first title in the Quality Publishers trilogy, alongside Interview met AI Albert and Short Fuse by Huis in 't Veld - three works that together mark the debut of an independent English-language voice from the Netherlands. In Bookstore City, a Short Story dreams of becoming a Novel. When Ideas and personal Incidents disappear, he wonders who's behind the robbery. And in the second part on Not Finished Island, he risks everything to restore the content. A witty, allegorical adventure about ambition and inequality. Also as illustrated edition in the style of Dore! This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781919475448
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