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      A Short Affair

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      An unusual short story collection, pairing together established, highly acclaimed authors with talented new writers whom they admire, curated by the co-founder of Pin Drop.
      ‘A dazzling anthology uniting the written word with the visual’ STEPHEN FRY
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      Description

      Product ID:9781471147333
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:A Short Affair
      Authors:Author: Simon Oldfield
      Page Count:416
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories
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      An unusual short story collection, pairing together established, highly acclaimed authors with talented new writers whom they admire, curated by the co-founder of Pin Drop.
      ‘A dazzling anthology uniting the written word with the visual’ STEPHEN FRY

      INCLUDES NEW STORIES BY RUSSELL TOVEY AND BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE SOPHIE WARD, AND ARTWORK BY TRACEY EMIN, EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION

      This vibrant collection brings together twenty original short stories by giants of the form alongside exciting new voices, including two new stories by Russell Tovey and Sophie Ward.

      Simon Oldfield, curator and editor, combines the best in contemporary short fiction with remarkable illustrations by Tracey Emin and other artists from the Royal Academy of Arts. 

      Illuminating, beautiful, haunting and always interesting, A Short Affair brings you the very best in short story writing.

      Writers include: Russell Tovey, Elizabeth Day, Bethan Roberts, Nikesh Shukla, Claire Fuller, Ben Okri, Anne O'Brien, A. L. Kennedy, Anna Stewart, Craig Burnett, Douglas W. Milliken, Will Self, Jarred McGinnis, Barney Walsh, Rebecca F. John, Joanna Campbell, Emily Bullock, Cherise Saywell, Lionel Shriver and Sophie Ward

      Artists include: Tracey Emin, Kay Harwood, Gabriella Boyd, Jonathan Trayte, Luey Graves, Marco Palmieri, John Robertson, Coco Crampton, Fani Parali, Murray O'Grady, Pio Abad, Eddie Peake, Declan Jenkins, Mary Ramsden, Carla Busuttil, Jessy Jetpacks, Nick Goss, Tim Ellis, Adam Shield and Humphrey Ocean

      'Pin Drop is a wonderful and rare conception. It provides us with a special opportunity to celebrate the short story on its own unique terms. The perfect antidote to the soundbite culture' WILLIAM BOYD
      Imprint Name:Scribner UK
      Publisher Name:Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-09-17

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      Weight378 g
      Dimensions130 × 197 × 34 mm