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The Dream Lover: Short Stories
Bill Buford (Ed.)
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Description for The Dream Lover: Short Stories
Paperback. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304. Short Stories. 368 pages. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight: 250.
Funny, moving and sharply observed, these stories are confirmation of Boyd's status as one of English fiction's finest writers. Here are twenty-four gripping tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. This eclectic collection by the acclaimed author of "Restless and Brazzaville Beach" is a must-read for any lover of the short story.
Funny, moving and sharply observed, these stories are confirmation of Boyd's status as one of English fiction's finest writers. Here are twenty-four gripping tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. This eclectic collection by the acclaimed author of "Restless and Brazzaville Beach" is a must-read for any lover of the short story.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747592297
SKU
V9780747592297
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99-50
About Bill Buford (Ed.)
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana and was brought up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of A Good Man in Africa, which won the Whitbread Literary Award for the Best First Novel in 1981 and a Somerset Maugham Award in 1982; On the Yankee Station (1982), a collection of short stories; An Ice #45;Cream ... Read more
Reviews for The Dream Lover: Short Stories
'Probably the best short-story writer at work today' Esquire 'Perfect ... Suffused with an understanding of love, desire and emotional incompetence' Guardian 'One of the best writers in English' Sunday Telegraph 'English fiction's master storyteller ... His stories circle intelligently around fascinating themes' Independent on Sunday