First Love, Last Rites
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First Love, Last Rites by Ian Mcewan
Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.
Marks the debut of a talented and genuinely imaginative writer * New Statesman *
As promising a first collection of stories as I have ever come across * Vogue *
Ian McEwan writes to shock and succeeds.. It is a tour-de-force of concision, and funny, too, in a deadpan manner * Times Literary Supplement *
And now for a brand new writer of formidable talent, Ian McEwan who is 27. His stories First Love, Last Rites…are the most devastating debut I have seen for a long time * Daily Mail *
A brilliant debut by the most promising writer around * Observer Books of the Year *
As promising a first collection of stories as I have ever come across * Vogue *
Ian McEwan writes to shock and succeeds.. It is a tour-de-force of concision, and funny, too, in a deadpan manner * Times Literary Supplement *
And now for a brand new writer of formidable talent, Ian McEwan who is 27. His stories First Love, Last Rites…are the most devastating debut I have seen for a long time * Daily Mail *
A brilliant debut by the most promising writer around * Observer Books of the Year *
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784703608 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784703605 |
| Title | First Love, Last Rites |
| Author | Ian Mcewan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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