Getting a Life: Stories - Brossura

Simpson, Helen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0375724974 ISBN 13: 9780375724978

Casa editrice: Vintage Books, 2002

Riassunto

Set against the backdrop of modern-day London, a collection of nine entertaining short stories captures the joys, tribulations, triumphs, and annoyances of domestic life as it explores the worlds of two female teachers exchanging drunken confidences at a small cafT, a teenage poetry lover who resolves to build a future far different from her career-oriented mother, and others. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Brilliantly biting . . . Mordant comedy and lush, exact language.” –Laurie Stone, Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Wonderfully funny and disturbing . . . Waugh-like acerbity and wit.” –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

“A welcome corrective to the recent chick-lit bubble. For those who like their fiction short, sharp and served with a side of black comedy.” –Sarah Coleman, San Francisco Chronicle

“Breathtaking and beautiful . . . admirable and haunting.” –Lorrie Moore, author of Birds of America

“Both acidic and tender . . . deliver[s] some pretty serious shocks of recognition.” –Jeff Giles, Newsweek

L'autore:

Helen Simpson lives in London.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vintage Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375724974
• ISBN 13: 9780375724978
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 196