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      A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: The Collected Stories

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      A collection of tales that range from one man's honeymooning epiphany in "Hassan's Tower" to the journeying fantasies of "A Voyage to Cythera", and the joy of "The Merry Widow" which explore cruel and loving relationships, social change and personal obsessions.

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      Product ID:9780141196435
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Penguin Modern Classics
      Title:A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman
      Subtitle:The Collected Stories
      Authors:Author: Margaret Drabble
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A collection of tales that range from one man's honeymooning epiphany in "Hassan's Tower" to the journeying fantasies of "A Voyage to Cythera", and the joy of "The Merry Widow" which explore cruel and loving relationships, social change and personal obsessions.

      Margaret Drabble is one of the major literary figures of her generation. In this collection of her complete short fiction from across four decades, she examines the intense private worlds and passions of everyday people.

      From one man''s honeymooning epiphany in ''Hassan''s Tower'' to the journeying fantasies of ''A Voyage to Cythera'', and from the sharp joy of ''The Merry Widow'' to the bloody reality of the collection''s title story, these are moving, witty and provocative tales, exploring cruel and loving relationships, social change and personal obsessions, and confirming her status as a leading practitioner of the art of the short story.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2012-06-07

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      Weight196 g
      Dimensions144 × 198 × 15 mm