Synopsis These hyperkinetic and probably unclassifiable short stories by Dutch-Australian author Michel Faber (who lives in Scotland) include tales of a sympathetic killing spree and the horrible death of the wealthiest man in Alchester in 1861. Readers of Faber's THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE, the bestselling and bawdy reinvention of the Victorian Novel, will be astonished to see the range and deftness he displays in these 16 stories.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2007-09-10 |
| Size | | Length: | 246 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 7.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 6.6 oz |
Publisher's Note A new collection of short fiction by the author of The Crimson Petal and the White captures the diverse worlds of characters at important, unusual, and familiar turning points in their lives, in "The Safehouse," "Andy Comes Back," "The Eyes of the Soul," "Finesse," and twelve other works.
Industry Reviews "Faber's elaborately imagined stories often end at a moment of tension or ambivalence, underscoring his characters' fragility and giving the book an uncanny coherence....A distinct and finally winning form of defamiliarization." (06/18/2007)
"Animated by a polished, oddly engaging nastiness." (07/01/2007)
"Expertly crafted short fiction." (07/07/2007)
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