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The Seven Deadly Sins: A Celebration of Virtue and Vice
McEwen, Todd, Sutherland, John, Smith, Ali, Rowson, Martin, Evans, Dylan, Barker, Nicola, Flusfeder, David
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Description for The Seven Deadly Sins: A Celebration of Virtue and Vice
Hardcover. A Celebration of Virtue and Vice. 224 pages. Editor(s): Porter, Rosalind; Clark, Alex. Seven of our most acclaimed authors and thinkers go head to head with Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, Sloth and Vanity to explore what we really mean when we talk about sin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Dimension: 201 x 134 x 22. Weight: 334.
We live with the idea of sin every day - from the greatest transgressions to the tiniest misdemeanours. But surely the concept was invented for an age where divine retribution and eternal punishment dominated the collective consciousness? In this lively collection of new writing, Nicola Barker, Dylan Evans, David Flusfeder, Todd McEwen, Martin Rowson, John Sutherland and Ali Smith go head to head with the capital vices to explore what we really mean when we talk about sin. The resulting mixture of erudite and playful essays and startling new fiction might not make you a better person, but it will ... Read more
We live with the idea of sin every day - from the greatest transgressions to the tiniest misdemeanours. But surely the concept was invented for an age where divine retribution and eternal punishment dominated the collective consciousness? In this lively collection of new writing, Nicola Barker, Dylan Evans, David Flusfeder, Todd McEwen, Martin Rowson, John Sutherland and Ali Smith go head to head with the capital vices to explore what we really mean when we talk about sin. The resulting mixture of erudite and playful essays and startling new fiction might not make you a better person, but it will ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Union Books
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908526151
SKU
V9781908526151
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About McEwen, Todd, Sutherland, John, Smith, Ali, Rowson, Martin, Evans, Dylan, Barker, Nicola, Flusfeder, David
Formerly the Editor of Granta, ALEX CLARK is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books. Formerly the Senior Editor at Granta, ROSALIND PORTER is the co-editor of Four-Letter Word: New Love Letters and is Editorial Director at Union Books.
Reviews for The Seven Deadly Sins: A Celebration of Virtue and Vice
'It needn't be a guilty pleasure to enjoy reading these entertaining, educative pieces about the thin line between virtue and vice.' New Review (Observer) 'Elegant...Sharp and amusing... This is often NSFT (not safe for trains) laugh-out-loud stuff (lol), but also as multi-layered and thought-provoking as some of the more conventionally structured work that precedes it.'
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