Ivana Hruba

Short Fiction: The English Patient, Dr Zhivago and the Purposeful Stride, and Other Stories (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A collection of amusing short stories about the human condition revealing the absurdity of our existence.

Stories appearing in this collection are:

The English Patient, Dr Zhivago and the Purposeful Stride
The Proposal
The Imaginary Lover
The College Girl and the Older Man
What the Power of Love Looks Like on a Monday Morning
I Was Young Once
The Influential Life of Speckly Jim
The Fleeting Nature of True Friendship
How to Snag That Special Someone
The Waiting Room and the Supermarket Trolley
The Dog and the Parrot
The Long Lunch
Man of Constant Sorrow
The Remains of the Cheese
Any Man
Suffer the Little Children
The Cautionary Tale of a Young Doodler
The Tale of Desperately Boring Mike
The Tale of the Tall Lady and the Feisty Midget
The Pungent Tale of the Open-Toe Sandal
The Tale of a Worthy Albeit Slightly Flatulent Young Man
The Dilemma of the Unhappy Adventurer
Wayne. A Poem in 42 Words.

Please note: the novels 'The English Patient' and 'Doctor Zhivago' are NOT included in this collection of short stories; in fact, they have nothing to do with it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ivana Hruba
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781476145440
• Artikelnr.: 48232583

Autorenporträt

An Introduction to Author Ivana Hruba OR Utter Obscurity: Abridged

Ivana Hrubá is a lovely, lovely girl and a writer of some "notable" talent, the sum of which will, just for your entertainment, be very modestly noted here. Specializing in writing bold, quirky and outrageously entertaining fiction, Ivana is what we call an undiscovered gem, an exotic island waiting to be explored or, as some people say, a territory best left uncharted.

Ivana devised her first novel at the tender age of twelve when she was but a wee little girl wearing out her brother's hand-me-downs while chasing the geese off the village green in her native Czech Republic which was then under communist rule. Filled with poultry and very long sentences, Ivana's idyllic childhood came to an abrupt end in 1983 when she and her family crossed the Alps on foot to seek a new life free of communists and their blasted queues. After a year spent frolicking in a West German refugee camp, the family finally had a gutful of that sort of adventure, and, in 1984, they settled in Australia where they've been living it up ever since.

Forward twenty years. Following the publication of her debut thriller 'A Decent Ransom' Ivana developed the habit of talking about herself in the third person, a skill that comes in particularly handy when writing biographies. To this end, Ivana has also conquered her fear of appearing ridiculous due to excessive bragging as can be seen in this very intro right here. In the tradition of all gifted folk, working for a living has never appealed to our author; therefore, Ivana has largely given up on the idea, preferring to spend her time writing books.

In the wake of the tremendous success of her debut novel (18 copies sold in North America alone!) published by Kunati in 2008, Ivana has retreated from her adoring public to gain some much needed perspective on her life. These days Ivana can be found traipsing around her garden practicing the ancient art of Feng Shui which, in Ivana's case, consists of pouring manure on her flower beds and cutting shrubbery into interesting geometrical shapes. Yes, a regular Edward Sissorhands, Ivana's letting her creative juices flow in many a new and varied direction. Having successfully faded from public view, Ivana has been able to spread her creative wings and work as a freelance writer completely undetected, dabbling in corporate copywriting, theatre promotion, online blogging and wedding speec...