Learning to Swim and Other Stories

Swift, Graham (signed)

ISBN 10: 0671546139 / ISBN 13: 9780671546137

Published by Poseidon Press / Simon & Schuster, New York, 1982

About this Item

First U.S. edition. Hardcover in Very Good condition in a Fine dust jacket, 8vo. Gray paper-covered boards, black cloth shelf-back with titles in gold, dark gray end-papers; Almost like new but for black over-stock stamp on bottom of block, signed on title page by author. Bookseller accession no.: 18218.

Seller Inventory # 000329

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning to Swim and Other Stories
• Publisher: Poseidon Press / Simon & Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671546139
• ISBN 13: 9780671546137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

‘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

Book Description

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14–18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread.