One of the most original and daring writers in English letters, Michel Faber shows his incredible mastery of wildly diverse literary forms with this, his longawaited second collection of stories. Faber’s characters in these 17 fictions are often dislocated fragile beings confronting moments of fracture in worlds that are both real and surreal. From the achingly sad lives of “The Safehouse” to the moments of exquisite happiness in “Vanilla- right Like Eminem” to the futuristic savagery of “The Fahrenheit Twins,” these are fearless stories that crack our humanity wide open. With his brilliant characterization and pitch-perfect prose, Michel Faber has produced a short story collection that will seal his reputation as one of our most arresting and gifted writers.
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An acclaimed collection of stories from the internationally bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White
"Not only can he scare the bejesus out of you, he can make your heart swell ... Mr Faber, you have officially got under our skin." The Times
"I dread to think where Faber gets his inspiration from, but there's certainly no shortage of it in sight." Independent on Sunday
"Michel Faber at his uncanny best." times literary supplement "Here is a writer who can compare with Conrad in his ability to write the perfect sentence." Guardian
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