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Tales of Persuasion
Philip Hensher
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Description for Tales of Persuasion
Hardcover. Ten daring stories from 'a writer who seems capable of anything' (Guardian), the Booker Prize-shortlisted Philip Hensher Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 478. Fine in dustwrapper. DW with some light shelf wear, else as new
Ten daring stories from `a writer who seems capable of anything' (Guardian), the Booker Prize-shortlisted Philip Hensher Backdrops vary in this collection of stories from the author of The Northern Clemency - from turmoil in Sudan following the death of a politician in a plane crash, to southern India where a Soho hedonist starts to envisage the crump and soar of munitions. Each story, regardless of location, reveals a great writer at the peak of his powers.
Ten daring stories from `a writer who seems capable of anything' (Guardian), the Booker Prize-shortlisted Philip Hensher Backdrops vary in this collection of stories from the author of The Northern Clemency - from turmoil in Sudan following the death of a politician in a plane crash, to southern India where a Soho hedonist starts to envisage the crump and soar of munitions. Each story, regardless of location, reveals a great writer at the peak of his powers.
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
Used, Like New
Weight
477g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007459636
SKU
KRS0029318
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-4
About Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher has written nine novels, including The Mulberry Empire, the Booker-shortlisted The Northern Clemency, King of the Badgers and Scenes from Early Life, which won the Ondaatje Prize in 2012. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Bath Spa and lives in South London and Geneva.
Reviews for Tales of Persuasion
`As a fiction writer, Hensher has virtuosity on tap, so every page delivers something enjoyable and even eye-popping; a vibrant exchange, a spry description, a tickling bit of indirect speech' New Statesman `Entertainingly varied stories ... Hensher sneaks into a life like a cat burglar, ... Read more