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Synopsis
In his first book of short stories, Tibor Fischer examines the lives of loners and failures. With both wit and sobriety, he depicts the trials of a Web site salesman who cannot connect with others, an artist whose career is going nowhere, a failed cowboy, a has-been solicitor, and a stand-up comedienne who has fallen from grace. Laced with exuberant narrative and matchless comic invention, I Like Being Killed reveals the struggle of intelligence to make sense of our modern world.
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About the Author
Tibor Fischer was born in Stockport, England, in 1959. The author of three novels, Under the Frog (a Booker Prize finalist), The Thought Gang, and The Collector Collector, he was included among Granta's Best Young British Novelists. I Like Being Killed is his first collection of stories. He lives in London.
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"Using black humor, outrageous plot lines and showstopping descriptive pyrotechnics, Tibor Fischer writes about big issues....Along the lines of a Vonnegut or Pynchon, he twists language and narrative technique to get under the skin of his readers."--Los Angeles Times
"Sly and full of thirtysomething angst. Although stepping into Fischer's world may be a dark and cynical thrill, a thrill it is."--Booklist
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0312278527
- ISBN 13 9780312278526
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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