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Walking Wounded
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Artikel-Nr:
9781782111948
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
192
Autor:
William McIlvanney
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
These poignant short stories about the quiet yearnings of ordinary lives form ';a sad, brilliant, joyful tribute to the dreams that never make it' (Sunday Express). From a recipient of a Whitbread Award, a Faber Memorial Prize, and other literary honorswho has been called ';one of Scotlands finest writers' (Independent)this is a collection of stories about the casualties of social and emotional struggle, the people who defy defeat with humor, resilience, and a persistent faith in their unfulfilled dreams. Whether widows or prisoners or argumentative elderly spouses, they are all the walking woundedand they all have the power to inspire both laughter and empathy. ';As a stylist Mr. McIlvanney leaves most of the competition far behind.' The New York Times Book Review
These poignant short stories about the quiet yearnings of ordinary lives form ';a sad, brilliant, joyful tribute to the dreams that never make it' (Sunday Express). From a recipient of a Whitbread Award, a Faber Memorial Prize, and other literary honorswho has been called ';one of Scotlands finest writers' (Independent)this is a collection of stories about the casualties of social and emotional struggle, the people who defy defeat with humor, resilience, and a persistent faith in their unfulfilled dreams. Whether widows or prisoners or argumentative elderly spouses, they are all the walking woundedand they all have the power to inspire both laughter and empathy. ';As a stylist Mr. McIlvanney leaves most of the competition far behind.' The New York Times Book Review