Bracket (Paperback)

Fiona Ritchie Walker

ISBN 10: 1857547691 / ISBN 13: 9781857547696

Published by Carcanet Press, 2006

About this Item

Paperback. Continuing a project to bring the best in UK short fiction to readers around the world, Bracket is the latest in an acclaimed series of short story anthologies that includes Comma and Hyphen . Bringing together 20 of the UK's most innovative, fresh, and previously unpublished writers ranging from recent creative writing graduates to writers already established in other fields, the collection bristles with diverse voices, from the comic to the tragic and the ambiguous spaces in between. From the cliffs of Flamborough Head to high-rise, inner-city madness; from lost loves to the last days of civilization--the varied settings and scenarios in these stories captivate and unsettle in equal measure. These are stories written in the dark, spoken without much hope of being heard, but all the time striving for intimacy. Continuing a project to bring the best in UK short fiction to readers around the world, "Bracket "is the latest in an acclaimed series of short story anthologies that includes "Comma" and "Hyphen," Bringing together 20 of the UK's most innovative, fresh, and previously unpublished writers ranging from recent creative writing graduates to writers already established in other fields, the collection bristles with diverse voices, from the comic to the tragic and the ambiguous spaces in between. From the cliffs of Flamborough Head to high-rise, inner-city madness; from lost loves to the last days of civilization—the varied settings and scenarios in these stories captivate and unsettle in equal measure. These are stories written in the dark, spoken without much hope of being heard, but all the time striving for intimacy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bracket (Paperback)
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857547691
• ISBN 13: 9781857547696
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Continuing a project to bring the best in UK short fiction to readers around the world, Bracket is the latest in an acclaimed series of short story anthologies that includes Comma and Hyphen. Bringing together 20 of the UK's most innovative, fresh, and previously unpublished writers ranging from recent creative writing graduates to writers already established in other fields, the collection bristles with diverse voices, from the comic to the tragic and the ambiguous spaces in between. From the cliffs of Flamborough Head to high-rise, inner-city madness; from lost loves to the last days of civilization—the varied settings and scenarios in these stories captivate and unsettle in equal measure. These are stories written in the dark, spoken without much hope of being heard, but all the time striving for intimacy.

About the Author

Ra Page is the editor of Leeds Stories and Newcastle Stories.