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Essential Stories
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Series: Modern Library Classics
Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
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ISBN10: 0812972945
ISBN13: 9780812972948
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)
Published: Jan 4 2005
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.24 Depth: 8.06
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780812972948
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)
Published: Jan 4 2005
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.24 Depth: 8.06
Language: English
Introduction by JEREMY TREGLOWN
In his daily walks through London, notes Jeremy Treglown in his Introduction to this collection, Pritchett watched and listened to people as a naturalist observes wild creatures and birds. He knew that oddity is the norm, not the exception. This finely attuned sense, coupled with an understanding that nothing in life is mundane, is what makes these stories so immensely enjoyable. Drawing on a vast treasure chest of writings, Treglown has selected sixteen of Pritchett's gems, including A Serious Question, which makes its debut in book form here. Featuring some of the best work from a long career, this new compilation of Pritchett's brilliantly compact stories illuminates his legendary skills.
In his daily walks through London, notes Jeremy Treglown in his Introduction to this collection, Pritchett watched and listened to people as a naturalist observes wild creatures and birds. He knew that oddity is the norm, not the exception. This finely attuned sense, coupled with an understanding that nothing in life is mundane, is what makes these stories so immensely enjoyable. Drawing on a vast treasure chest of writings, Treglown has selected sixteen of Pritchett's gems, including A Serious Question, which makes its debut in book form here. Featuring some of the best work from a long career, this new compilation of Pritchett's brilliantly compact stories illuminates his legendary skills.
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