Waving at the Gardener: The Asham Award Short-Story Collection
Editat de Kate Pullingeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2009
Asham House in Sussex was once home to Virginia and Leonard Woolf and is the inspiration behind the Asham Award. Launched in 1996 to support and encourage new writers, it is Britain's only prize for short stories by women.
Waving at the Gardener presents the twelve fresh, engaging and original voices shortlisted for the Asham Short-Story Award 2009, as well as four specially commissioned new stories by beloved authors Margaret Atwood, Esther Freud, Alison MacLeod and Yiyun Li.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780747598763
ISBN-10: 0747598762
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 197 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0747598762
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 197 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Caracteristici
Published to coincide with the prize-giving ceremony for the Asham Award 2009 at the Small Wonder Festival. The judges this year are Di Speirs, Erica Wagner and David Constantine
Notă biografică
Kate Pullinger's books include the novels Weird Sister, The Last Time I Saw Jane, Where Does Kissing End? and A Little Stranger, and the short-story collections My Life as a Girl in a Men's Prison and Tiny Lies. She also writes for film and radio as well as for digital media; you can find her latest multi-media pieces at www.katepullinger.com.
Recenzii
'The writing is top quality, regardless of the individual authors' fame, and there's something here for everyone'
'One of the most pleasurable aspects of this anthology is its combining of excellent new stories alongside the work of newcomers'
'A timely reminder of the bite-sized pleasures to be tasted and savoured in glittering glimpses of love, loss and dry cleaning'
'A clutch of subtle, sensual stories about love, friendship, motherhood and the destructive habits of chickens ... Under the circumstances, it's hard not to talent-spot'
'One of the most pleasurable aspects of this anthology is its combining of excellent new stories alongside the work of newcomers'
'A timely reminder of the bite-sized pleasures to be tasted and savoured in glittering glimpses of love, loss and dry cleaning'
'A clutch of subtle, sensual stories about love, friendship, motherhood and the destructive habits of chickens ... Under the circumstances, it's hard not to talent-spot'
Descriere
A new collection of the best in contemporary women's writing to celebrate the Asham Award 2009