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Muriel Spark (Author), Janice Galloway (Introduction)

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Publisher: Canongate Canons (18 Aug 2011)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0857862278
ISBN-13: 978-0857862273
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 4.2 cm

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These stories are glittering, concise, funny and beautifully written - Telegraph

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From the cruel irony of 'A Member of the Family' to the fateful echoes of 'The Gp-Away Bird' and the unexpectedly sinister 'The Girl I Left Behind Me', in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark coolly probes the idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability.

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Often macabre and sinister, these stories (many of them ghost stories) date back to the early 1950s; many of them reflect Spark's early days in Africa (a biographical detail of which I was previously unaware). Usually, I dip haphazardly into short stories; but these are grouped by theme, and with hindsight it would have been better to read them in the right order.

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For any budding short story writer this is a must for your collection. Perfect examples of the art of short story writing.

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Excellent value, and an excellent read 29 Sep 2011

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These are wonderful stories, acerbic, vivid and unexpected. (It's also great value, as this is a collected volume.) I've loved reading the stories one by one, as I steal idle moments for reading between other tasks, and would recommend this book to anyone else who likes Muriel Spark's novels, but has not yet encountered her short fiction.

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