The Junky's Christmas by Seagrave

The Junky's Christmas by Seagrave

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Summary

This collection of short stories relates, with humour and compassion, the true trials and tribulations of the festive season behind the myths and fairy tales. Its contributors include William S. Burroughs, A.L. Kennedy, Anne Macleod, Sheena Joughin, Tim Hutchinson, Miriam Frank and many more.

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The Junky's Christmas by Seagrave

If you are part of a nuclear family with 2.4 children living in the suburbs then Christmas is an idyllic moment to savour the satisfaction of a life well lived. The eighteen contributors to The Junky?s Christmas write with elegance and compassion from behind the myths and the fairy tales.
?There?s a lot of top-class writing in this anthology, and by no means all of it is anti-Christmas? Scotsman ?Of course, stories are the only good thing about ChristmasRather restores one?s faith in the medium, this book? Guardian ?An antidote to the seasonal slush? Cosmopolitan
William S Burroughs is the grand-daddy of all cult writers. He is the author of Naked Lunch, Junky and many other novels. Short stories appear in High Risk 1 and The Junky's Christmas, both published by Serpent's Tail. He died in 1998. Ghost of Chance was first published by Serpent's Tail in hardback in 1997.
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ISBN 13 9781852423445
ISBN 10 1852423447
Title The Junky's Christmas
Author Seagrave
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Year published 1994-12-15
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.