The Secret Goldfish
Author: Means, David
ISBN: 9780007164882
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2006
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 15mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
An extraordinary collection of short stories from the Man Booker prize longlisted author of HYSTOPIA.
In the tradition of Raymond Carver or Tobias Wolff, these are all-encompassing stories of the American psyche, of love and loss and of the landscape and its people.
A goldfish circles in its bowl, refusing to die, becoming the silent focus of a difficult family life; a pianist loses his talents as he is forced to question the meaning of love and commitment. Through a blend of lyricism and humour, these stories of ordinary human dilemmas take flight and become mythical and universal. David Means is a rare writer who transports us to the heart of what it is to be human.
ISBN: 9780007164882
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2006
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 15mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
An extraordinary collection of short stories from the Man Booker prize longlisted author of HYSTOPIA.
In the tradition of Raymond Carver or Tobias Wolff, these are all-encompassing stories of the American psyche, of love and loss and of the landscape and its people.
A goldfish circles in its bowl, refusing to die, becoming the silent focus of a difficult family life; a pianist loses his talents as he is forced to question the meaning of love and commitment. Through a blend of lyricism and humour, these stories of ordinary human dilemmas take flight and become mythical and universal. David Means is a rare writer who transports us to the heart of what it is to be human.
