Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.

A chance encounter leads a man to spend the afternoon with an older woman, now a widow, who escaped him fifteen years earlier. Neither of them doubts that the day will end in disgust, but for one intimate moment each finds a way to overcome mortality.

Written in 1969, before Milan Kundera was known to English-speaking readers, this story renders male and female characters painful equals, and prompted Philip Roth to admire its 'detached Chekhovian tenderness'.

Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.

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<p><b>Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.</b></p>
<b>Faber 90th Stories brings together some of our finest short stories, past, present and future.</b>

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780571356904
Publisert
2019-10-17
Utgiver
Faber & Faber
Vekt
38 gr
Høyde
160 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
3 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

Forfatter
Oversetter

Biografisk notat

The French-Czech novelist Milan Kundera was born in the Czech Republic and has lived in France since 1975. He died in Paris in 2023.