Why Don't You Stop Talking
Why Don't You Stop Talking
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A collection of stories that are warm, frightening, tender and funny. The stories cover emotional and narrative terrain, from an immaculate observation of the female physiognomy to the bewilderment of the elderly; from silent, hidden love to a lifetime reminiscence of an immigrant's England.
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Why Don't You Stop Talking by Jackie Kay
The long awaited collection of stories from award-winning Jackie; Kay Following on from Jackie Kay's award-winning first novel, Trumpet, comes a collection of superlative stories. In true Kay style these small masterpieces cover a great deal of emotional and narrative terrain, from an immaculate observation of the female physiognomy to the bewilderment of the elderly; from silent hidden love to a lifetime reminiscence of an immigrant's England, these stories are warm and tender, frightening and funny. They confirm the arrival of a major storyteller.
'A haunting, beautifully written debut' Times; 'Miraculously convincing and beautifully written' Daily Telegraph; 'An incredibly powerful novel, rich and satisfying' Guardian
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh in 1961 and grew up in Glasgow. She has published three collections of poetry, the first of which, The Adoption Papers (Bloodaxe 1991), won the Saltire and Forward Prizes. The second, Other Lovers (Bloodaxe 1993), won the Somerset Maugham Award. Trumpet, her first novel, won the Author's Club First Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize. She lives in Manchester with her son.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780330373333 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330373331 |
| Title | Why Don't You Stop Talking |
| Author | Jackie Kay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-01-25 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |