The Little Black Book Of Stories by As Byatt

The Little Black Book Of Stories by As Byatt

A.S. Byatt's short stories never fail to delight - but this new collection brings shivers as well as magical thrills. Leaves rustle underfoot in a dark wood- two middle aged women walk into a forest, as they did when they were gorls, confronting theor childhood fears and memories and the strange thing they saw - so long ago. A distinguished male obstetrician and a young woman artist meet in a hospital- but both of them have very different ideas about body parts, birth and death. An innocent member of an evening class turns out to have her own decided views on how to use 'raw material' ... The five stories in this marvellous collection are by turns funny, spooky, sparkling, sad and utterly unforgettable. The Little Black Book holds its secrets, and they will linger in your mond forever.

Five new stories from the author of Possession, A Whistling Woman, Angels and Insects and many other celebrated novelsThe word 'black' in the title draws attention not just to an attractive feature of the cover design (austere black books stand out well in a display with all their gaudy display of competing designs), but also to a darkening of thematic tone, a lowering of the lights, as Byatt places her characters in a dark wood, has them argue about death and body parts, and introduces a particularly unforgettable evening class. A new collection from one of our most distinguished writers and critics. A major event, of course, and the literary world will sit up and take notice.

A. S. Byatt is internationally acclaimed as a novelist, short story writer and critic. Educated at York and Newnham College, Cambridge, she taught at the Central School of Art and Design, and was Senior lecturer in English at University College, London, before becoming a full-time writer in 1983. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999. Her most recent novel is A Whistling Woman, the conclusion of the famous 'Frederica' quartet.

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ISBN 13	9780701173241
ISBN 10	0701173246
Title	The Little Black Book Of Stories
Author	A S Byatt
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2003-11-06
Number of pages	288
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