William Boyd

Broschiertes Buch

The Dream Lover

Short Stories

Beschreibung

Funny, moving and sharply observed, these stories are confirmation of Boyd's status as one of English fiction's finest writers. Here are twenty-four gripping tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. This eclectic collection by the acclaimed author of Restless and Brazzaville Beach is a must-read for any lover of the short story.

Autor

William Boyd is the author of fourteen novels including A Good Man in Africa, winner of the Whitbread Award and the Somerset Maugham Award; An Ice-Cream War, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Any Human Heart, winner of the Prix Jean Monnet and adapted into a BAFTA-winning Channel 4 drama; Restless, winner of the Costa Novel of the Year, the Yorkshire PostNovel of the Year and a Richard & Judy selection; the Sunday Times bestseller, Waiting for Sunrise and, most recently, Solo, a James Bond novel. William Boyd lives in London and France williamboyd.co.uk

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 34270
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 128mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9780747592297
• ISBN-10: 0747592292
• Artikelnr.: 23117310

Rezensionen

'Probably the best short-story writer at work today' Esquire