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Item Details
Title:
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POSTHUMOUS STORIES
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By: |
David Rose |
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Electronic book text |
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£2.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1844719839 |
ISBN 13: |
9781844719839 |
Publisher: |
SALT PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
13 December, 2013 |
Pages: |
228 |
Description: |
David Rose, author of Vault, is best known as a short story writer. In this long-awaited collection, written over the past twenty-five years, Rose explores an extraordinary range of lives: from a road crew installing speed humps, to the son of a famous artist, the dedicatee of a violin concerto, and an honorary member of the Beatles. |
Synopsis: |
David Rose's debut novel Vault won high praise upon its publication in 2011. Now, Salt is pleased to present Rose's long-awaited collection of short stories - a series of captivating tales that showcase his exceptional talent as a writer.Rose has always been best-known as a master of the short story, and his work has featured in several magazines and anthologies. Posthumous Stories, written over the past twenty-five years, turns a sharply-focussed lens on an extraordinary range of lives: from a road crew installing speed humps, a divorced man living rough, and a childless children's entertainer, to the son of a famous artist, the dedicatee of a violin concerto, and an honorary member of the Beatles. Also included here are `Private View', the author's first published story in Literary Review and `Tragos', a mesmerising tale based on the Raoul Moat case.The wonder of this collection lies in its elegance; Rose's prose, described by the Guardian as "sinewy and spare" is astounding; perfectly crafted. His stories unfurl with an uncanny ability to fix themselves in the memory - crisp, succinct and finely wrought. These are vignettes of remarkable potency; subtle, tantalising and unexpected, which will stay with you long after the last page is turned. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Salt Publishing |
Prizes: |
Short-listed for Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story 2014 (UK)
Short-listed for Saboteur Awards: Best Short Story Collection 2014 (UK)
Long-listed for Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award 2014 (Ireland) |
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Non-returnable |
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