Learning to Swim and Other Stories
Language: English
Published by Poseidon Press, New York, 1985
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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First American edition, 1st printing. 189pp. Originally published in Great Britain in 1982 by London Magazine Editions. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Near Fine condition (erstwhile remainder has markings on tail edge, o/w unmarked, Very Good jacket w/repaired front tear, o/w intact). "From the title story, in which a young boy escapes his parents' manipulation as they struggle to be free of each other, to 'The Watch,' a fantastic tale in which Time meets Destiny and loses, these eleven stories reveal the range and depth of a born storyteller. With a lively combination of wit, pathos, and intelligence, Swift turns a piercing eye to the facades of modern life and family and pulls them down, exposing the truths hidden behind them. He writes movingly of the enclosed worlds in which we confine our lives, of the hotel rooms and marriage beds of claustrophobic relationships, of the ghosts of the past which hold the present and future hostage. But while these stories dramatize the confinements of our lives, they also present hopeful images of escape--and redemption--and the liberation of the act of storytelling itself. In their inventiveness, their depth and diversity, the stories in this collection give eloquent testimony to Graham Swift's uncommon talent." [jacket copy] "Swift is an artist doing almost everything right."--Wall Street Journal. "Swift proves throughout this ambitious collection that he is a master of his language and the construction of provocative situations."--Houston Chronicle. Near Fine pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in an intact VG jacket.…
Seller Inventory # RUB3578
- Title
- Learning to Swim and Other Stories
- Author
- Graham Swift
- Publisher
- Poseidon Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0671546139
- ISBN 13
- 9780671546137
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 13.1 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5.75 inches width by 8.75 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
‘An admirable collection. Each story has its subtle nuances of narrative and language which established a quite distinct character. A most impressive work of fiction’ The Times
Graham Swift’s taut prose style, natural gift for characterization and tight grasp of the details and complexities of real life combine beautifully in these concentrated and enigmatic stories to offer an incisive exposé of the illusion, subterfuge and enigma of everyday interaction.
Focusing on the combative relationships between men and women – between a mismatched couple; an ageing doctor and his hypochondriacal patient; a teenage refugee swept up in the conflict of an oppressively sentimental father and his rebellious son – these spare, Kafkaesque stories are a microcosm for all human cruelty and need.
‘Graham Swift . . . has a wide range; he can be delicately sensitive or outrageously funny. He is a born storyteller’ Daily Telegraph
‘He has style and he has range, and quiet strengths that are continuously and effortlessly displayed. Graham Swift should be read by everyone with an interest in the art of the short story’ Evening Standard
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