Stories I Stole

Informationen zum Autor WENDELL STEAVENSON was born in New York in 1970 and grew up in London. She is the author of the acclaimed Stories I Stole (Atlantic Books, 2002) which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. She has worked for Time , and has written for a variety of publications, including the Telegraph and Prospect . She is presently living in Paris. Her second book, The Weight of a Mustard Seed , will be published by Atlantic Books in January 2009. Klappentext 'A young Kapuscinski with a literary future ahead of her...an immensely talented writer' Neal Ascherson, Observer 'A young Kapuscinski with a literary future ahead of her...an immensely talented writer' Neal Ascherson, Observer 'A joyous, perceptive and haunting debut which fizzes - and sears - like rough new wine' Rory MacLean, Sunday Times 'Lyrical, poetic and sassy by turns; when she retells Georgian people's stories, you hear real voices' Vanora Bennett, The Times 'I couldn't possibly over praise the beautiful writing' Sunday Tribune 'A sparkling, poetical hymn to the most romantic and dangerous land in the world.' Simon Sebag-Montefiore, author of Prince of Princes: The Life of Potemkin 'Lively, atmospheric, honest, perceptive; a terrific account of Georgia 's post-Soviet mess from a fresh and intelligent new writer' Anna Reid, author of Borderland Zusammenfassung 'A young Kapuscinski with a literary future ahead of her...an immensely talented writer' Neal Ascherson, Observer

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Wendell Steavenson, Steavenson Wendell
• Verlag: Atlantic Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 23.07.2003
• EAN: 9781843541127
• ISBN: 978-1-84354-112-7
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 200 mm x 22 mm
• Themen: Reise > Reiseberichte, Reiseerzählungen; Iran, Eastern Europe, Russia, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, TRAVEL / Europe / Eastern, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, Middle East, TRAVEL / Asia / Southwest, Social and cultural anthropology, Middle Eastern history, Travel and holiday