365: Stories
Autor James Robertsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 noi 2014
In 2013, James Robertson wrote a story every day. Each was exactly 365 words long. A year later, on a daily basis, the stories were published on theFive Dialswebsite. Now the 365 stories are gathered together in one volume. Some draw on elements of ancient myth and legend, others are outtakes from Scottish history and folklore; there are squibs and satires, songs and ballads in disguise, fairytales, stories inspired by dreams or in the form of interviews, and personal memories and observations.
Underpinning all of them are vital questions: Who are we? What are we doing here? What happens next?
'Wow. James Robertson wrote a 365-word short story each day in 2013. They'll be posted throughout 2014' Ian Rankin, via Twitter
'A great storyteller'The Times
'One of Britain's best contemporary novelists' Irvine Welsh,Guardian
James Robertson is the author of five novels,The Professor of Truth,And the Land Lay Still,The Testament of Gideon Mack,Joseph KnightandThe Fanatic.The Testament of Gideon Mackwas longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize and selected for Richard and Judy's Book Club the following year.Joseph Knightwas the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year in 2003 andAnd the Land Lay Stillwas recipient of the same prize in 2010.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241146866
ISBN-10: 0241146860
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241146860
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
James
Robertsonis
the
author
ofThe
Fanatic,Joseph
Knight,The
Testament
of
Gideon
Mack,And
the
Land
Lay
Still,The
Professor
of
TruthandTo
Be
Continued.Joseph
Knightwon
the
Saltire
Society
Scottish
Book
of
the
Year
and
the
Scottish
Arts
Council
Book
of
the
Year,The
Testament
of
Gideon
Mackwas
longlisted
for
the
2006
Man
Booker
Prize,
andAnd
the
Land
Lay
Stillwon
the
Saltire
Society
Scottish
Book
of
the
Year.
Robertson
is
also
the
author
of
four
short
story
collections,
most
recently365:
Stories,
five
poetry
collections
and
numerous
children's
books
written
in
English
and
Scots.
He
runs
the
independent
publishing
house
Kettillonia,
and
he
is
co-founder
and
general
editor
of
the
Scots
language
imprint
Itchy
Coo,
which
produces
books
in
Scots
for
children
and
young
adults.
Recenzii
A
masterclass
in
the
ventriloquism
of
fiction
.
.
.
a
fertile
mind
and
a
great
generosity
of
ideas
An anthology of possibility about what the short form can do
the sheer diversity on display. . . keeps us turning the pages and trawling the months.
There is a huge diversity of subject matter and form across these stories, demonstrating the Scottish novelist's wide-ranging eye, and there is also a lightness; a wink and a playful nod that perhaps Robertson doesn't get to display in his more serious, longer pieces of fiction.
If you're looking for a Christmas present that keeps on giving . . . or if you fancy this yourself and can drop huge hints in someone's ear, then I don't think you could go wrong with365
What can you say in a few words? Everything, it seems. 365 worlds pressed between two covers
Perfectly crafted
An anthology of possibility about what the short form can do
the sheer diversity on display. . . keeps us turning the pages and trawling the months.
There is a huge diversity of subject matter and form across these stories, demonstrating the Scottish novelist's wide-ranging eye, and there is also a lightness; a wink and a playful nod that perhaps Robertson doesn't get to display in his more serious, longer pieces of fiction.
If you're looking for a Christmas present that keeps on giving . . . or if you fancy this yourself and can drop huge hints in someone's ear, then I don't think you could go wrong with365
What can you say in a few words? Everything, it seems. 365 worlds pressed between two covers
Perfectly crafted