Description |
219 pages ; 21 cm |
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First published in 2017 by Little Island Press -- Title page verso. |
Contents |
Egress -- Auctioneer -- Hay -- Memory house -- The bread that was broken -- Leckerdam of the golden hand -- Limbed -- Dick -- An apple in the library -- Mareg -- Last call for the hated -- Elsewhere -- Remains of the dead world -- How to read a picture book -- Play -- Reading -- After the theatre -- Lights -- Golding -- Cosy. |
Summary |
The 20 stories in this debut collection from David Hayden are strange, uncomfortable fables of memory, metamorphosis, time, disassociation and death: hard to fathom, but impossible to ignore. An undercurrent of primal violence runs through the tales. |
Subject |
Short stories -- 20th century.
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Psychological fiction.
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Suspense fiction.
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Genre |
Psychological fiction.
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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Short stories.
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ISBN |
9781945492112 |
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1945492112 |
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