Fiona Mcfarlane

High Places

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize "THERE IS IN THESE TALES A RECURRENT 'FEELING OF QUEASY ANTICIPATION,' AS ONE OF MCFARLANE'S CHARACTERS OBSERVES, 'AS IF SOME TERRIBLE THING MIGHT HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT.' . . . IT'S A MOOD YOU ASSOCIATE WITH FLANNERY O'CONNOR, EVIDENTLY ONE OF MCFARLANE'S INFLUENCES, AS WELL AS PATRICIA HIGHSMITH."-THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (EDITORS' CHOICE) Ranging from Australia to Greece, England to a Pacific island, the stories in Fiona McFarlane's story collection The High Places journey across continents, eras, and genres, charting the pivotal moments of people's lives. In "Mycenae," a middle-aged couple embarks on a disastrous vacation in the company of old friends. In "Good News for Modern Man," a scientist conducts research on a small, remote island, where he is haunted by a colossal squid and the ghost of Charles Darwin. And in the title story, an Australian farmer turns to Old Testament methods to relieve a fatal drought. All are confronted with events that make them see themselves and their lives from a fresh perspective-and what they do as a result is as unpredictable as life itself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9781250131850
• ISBN-10: 1250131855
• Artikelnr.: 45636562

Autorenporträt

Fiona McFarlane

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
1. Exotic Animal Medicine 3
2. Art Appreciation 25
3. Mycenae 55
4. Man and Bird 81
5. Unnecessary Gifts 87
6. Those Americans Falling from the Sky 107
7. Rose Bay 133
8. Violet, Violet 155
9. The Movie People 177
10. Cara Mia 187
11. Buttony 217
12. Good News for Modern Man 227
13. The High Places 257
Acknowledgements 279