Description
Product ID: | 9780008265250 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Property |
Subtitle: | A Collection |
Authors: | Author: Lionel Shriver |
Page Count: | 336 |
Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The first ever story collection from the inimitable Lionel Shriver ‘Genius’ Stylist ‘Phenomenal’ Observer ‘Brilliant’ The Times The first ever story collection from the inimitable Lionel Shriver‘Genius’ Stylist‘Phenomenal’ Observer‘Brilliant’ The TimesIn her first ever story collection, Lionel Shriver illuminates one of the modern age’s most enduring obsessions: property.A woman creates a deeply personal wedding present for her best friend; a thirty-something son refuses to leave home; a middle-aged man subjugated by service to his elderly father discovers that the last place you should finally assert yourself is airport security.This landmark publication explores the idea of "property" in both senses of the word: real estate, and stuff. Immensely readable, it showcases the biting insight that has made Lionel Shriver one of the most acclaimed authors of our time. |
Imprint Name: | The Borough Press |
Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2019-02-21 |