The Pier Falls - Nominiert: The Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2017
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| Verlag | Random House UK |
| Auflage | 2017 |
| Seiten | 368 |
| Format | 12,8 x 19,7 x 2,4 cm |
| B-format paperback | |
| Gewicht | 259 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1784701963 |
| EAN | 9781784701963 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78470196UA |
An expedition to Mars goes terribly wrong. A seaside pier collapses. A thirty-stone man is confined to his living room. One woman is abandoned on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean. In this first collection of stories by the award-winning author ofTHE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Mark Haddon demonstrates that he is a master of the short form.
The first collection of stories from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise.
'Terrifically compelling' Guardian
A seaside pier collapses.
An expedition to Mars goes terribly wrong.
A thirty-stone man is confined to his living room.
One woman is abandoned on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean.
Another woman is saved from drowning.
Two boys discover a gun in a shoebox.
A group of explorers find a cave of unimaginable size deep in the Amazon jungle.
A man shoots a stranger in the chest on Christmas Eve.
'The real redemption in these superbly gripping stories comes from their canny human detail, and the vivid, unsettling clarity they bring to our lives' Sunday Times
Rezension:
A superb collection of stand-out stories... The Pier Falls is unique in that every story is brilliant... It is, simply, and ultimately, an absolute pleasure to read Irish Independent
