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The name on the door is not mine : stories new & selected / C.K. Stead.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextWhakaahuatanga: 302 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781877505812
  • 1877505811
Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • NZ823.208 23
Contents:
A small apartment in the rue Parrot -- 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' -- 'And still the sun shines' -- True love -- Sex in America -- Anxiety -- A fitting tribute -- Marriage Americano -- Determined things to Destiny -- Last season's man -- Class, race, gender: a post-colonial yarn -- The name on the door is not mine.
Summary: "The collection can be read as a meditation on the writerly life, and includes a number of new, previously unpublished stories, including 'Last Season's Man', which won the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, as well as older stories that have been revised and rewritten. Set in locations as diverse as the South of France, Sydney, Zagreb, Auckland, San Francisco and Oxford, each story is vividly drawn and stays with you long after reading"--Publisher information.Summary: Gathered from throughout Karl Stead.s career, this collection is a reminder of his deft storytelling and literary power...These stories, linked by tone and feel, are clever, sensual, wry and beautifully written, with Stead.s subtle sense of humour evident at every turn. It includes a number of new stories that haven't been previously published, including the title story 'Last Season's Man' which won the Sunday Times/EFG Private Bank prize, and older stories that have been revised and rewritten...The collection can be read as a meditation on the writerly life with many of the key characters being writers or involved in the world of literature and this, along with many allusions to other books and poems, is a delight for keen readers...Set in locations as diverse as the South of France, Sydney, Zagreb, Auckland, San Francisco and Oxford each story is vividly drawn and stays with you long after reading. This extraordinary collection, along with Stead.s appointment as Poet Laureate, confirms his position as one of our most exceptionally talented writers...
Ngā rārangi e kitea ai tēnei tuemi: New Zealand Authors - Adult Fiction
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A small apartment in the rue Parrot -- 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' -- 'And still the sun shines' -- True love -- Sex in America -- Anxiety -- A fitting tribute -- Marriage Americano -- Determined things to Destiny -- Last season's man -- Class, race, gender: a post-colonial yarn -- The name on the door is not mine.

"The collection can be read as a meditation on the writerly life, and includes a number of new, previously unpublished stories, including 'Last Season's Man', which won the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, as well as older stories that have been revised and rewritten. Set in locations as diverse as the South of France, Sydney, Zagreb, Auckland, San Francisco and Oxford, each story is vividly drawn and stays with you long after reading"--Publisher information.

Gathered from throughout Karl Stead.s career, this collection is a reminder of his deft storytelling and literary power...These stories, linked by tone and feel, are clever, sensual, wry and beautifully written, with Stead.s subtle sense of humour evident at every turn. It includes a number of new stories that haven't been previously published, including the title story 'Last Season's Man' which won the Sunday Times/EFG Private Bank prize, and older stories that have been revised and rewritten...The collection can be read as a meditation on the writerly life with many of the key characters being writers or involved in the world of literature and this, along with many allusions to other books and poems, is a delight for keen readers...Set in locations as diverse as the South of France, Sydney, Zagreb, Auckland, San Francisco and Oxford each story is vividly drawn and stays with you long after reading. This extraordinary collection, along with Stead.s appointment as Poet Laureate, confirms his position as one of our most exceptionally talented writers...

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