The Penguin Book of the British Short Story - Volume 2 : From P. G. Wodehouse to Zadie Smith

Informationen zum Autor Philip Hensher is the editor of The Penguin Book of the British Short Story (two volumes) and of The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story . His most recent novel is A Small Revolution in Germany. Klappentext This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones. The most famous authors are here, and many others, including some magnificent stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals. The Penguin Book of the British Short Story has a permanent authority, and will be reached for year in and year out. Edited and with an introduction by Philip Hensher, the award-winning novelist, critic and journalist. Zusammenfassung This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones. The most famous authors are here, and many others, including some magnificent stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals. The Penguin Book of the British Short Story has a permanent authority, and will be reached for year in and year out. This volume takes the story from the 1920s to the present day.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Hensher
• Assisted by: Phili Hensher (Editor), Philip Hensher (Editor), Hensher Philip (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.09.2016
• EAN: 9780141396026
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139602-6
• No. of pages: 784
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; The Penguin Book of the British Short Story; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics; The Penguin Book of the British Short Story
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, Short Stories, FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors), United Kingdom, Great Britain, Anthologies: general, Fiction: general and literary, Anthologies (non-poetry)