Taking Pictures

Enright, Anne

ISBN 10: 0224084690 / ISBN 13: 9780224084697

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, UK, 2008

About this Item

A true UK first edition/first printing, with the numbers 24681097531 present on the copyright page.Flat-signed by the author. A perfect copy of this stunning short story collection by the Dublin-based author. Her first book since 'The Gathering', which was the surprise winner of the 1997 Booker-Prize Not price-clipped, or ex-libris, and with no inscriptions or marks of any kind. Seller Inventory # 000039

Bibliographic Details

Title: Taking Pictures

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London, UK

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Signed by the author with inscription, 3rd printing. very good condition

Review:

`Enright writes beautifully about the distance of desire' -- Financial Times

`Every one of these stories takes you to a place you might rather not be in ... allured by ... dark brilliance.' -- The Guardian

`an engaging collection' -- The Sunday Times

`she's a sphinx, an alchemist, a literary witch who sticks a spell on you ... buy it, read it' -- The Scotsman

`the quality of the writing should help to explain Enright's having won the 2007 Man Booker Prize' -- The Daily Telegraph

`these are bleak stories, certainly but they are also shockingly beautiful at times, and painfully funny' -- The Observer

`this dazzling collection...These narrative snapshots are skilfully framed and in-focus, the language forthright and fresh' -- Time Out London

'...you are drawn in to explore, allured by their dark brilliance'
-- London Review of Books

`Enright deals beautifully with the modern world ... blood, guts, and heart-stopping beauty'
-- Arts & Books Review Magazine, The Independent

`the light style that carried her wit and perceptiveness was impressive'
-- Times Literary Supplement