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9780008708726
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The thrillingly original, word-of mouth hit short story collection that launched the career of one of our most acclaimed writers, Eley Williams. This book celebrates the tricksiness of language just as it confronts its limits. The stories are littered with the physical ephemera of language: dictionaries, dog-eared pages, bookmarks and old coffee stains on older books. They celebrate the weird, tender intricacies of the everyday where characters vie to ‘ own ’ their words, tell tall tales and define their worlds, all while struggling against our innate inability to communicate exactly what we mean. With affectionate, irreverent and playful prose and a unique combination of intimate storytelling and dizzying formal daring it’s no wonder that this book brilliantly announced the arrival of one of Britain's most loved and most original writers.
Eley Williams
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The thrillingly original, word-of mouth hit short story collection that launched the career of one of our most acclaimed writers, Eley Williams. This book celebrates the tricksiness of language just as it confronts its limits. The stories are littered with the physical ephemera of language: dictionaries, dog-eared pages, bookmarks and old coffee stains on older books. They celebrate the weird, tender intricacies of the everyday where characters vie to ‘ own ’ their words, tell tall tales and define their worlds, all while struggling against our innate inability to communicate exactly what we mean. With affectionate, irreverent and playful prose and a unique combination of intimate storytelling and dizzying formal daring it’s no wonder that this book brilliantly announced the arrival of one of Britain's most loved and most original writers.
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