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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (Aug 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393304426
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393304428
  • Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 334,810 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The less well-known Forster, 5 April 2007
By Doll Common (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
This is an intriguing collection of short stories from Forster. Probably not as well-known/ read as it should be because it was posthumously published due to the homoerotic content of many of the stories.

There are some real gems here (as well as some uncharacteristically awful writing - beware the very purple prose in stories like 'The Torque'!) such as the scathing title story, the touching sacrifice of 'Arthur Snatchfold', the hilarious 'Classical Annex' and the haunting 'Other Boat'. If you've read some other Forster and enjoyed him, buy this and get to know him a little better - in ways it's a more personal glimpse into his imagination, and despite it not having the 'weight' of his novels, 'The Life To Come' is still a fascinating, worthwhile read.
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