The Collected Short Stories by Jean Rhys (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Collected Short Stories by Jean Rhys New to Penguin Classics, the remarkable, devastating collected stories by the author of Wide Sargasso SeaSome of Jean Rhyss most powerful writing is to be found in this rich, dark collection of her collected stories. Her fictional world is haunted by her own, painful memories- of cheap hotels and drab Parisian cafes; of devastating love affairs; of her childhood in Dominica; of drifting through European cities, always on the periphery and always perilously close to the abyss. Rendered in extraordinarily vivid, honest prose, these stories show Rhys at the height of her literary powers and offer a fascinating counterpoint to her most famous novel, Wide Sargasso Sea. This volume includes all the stories from her three collections, The Left Bank (1927), Tigers Are Better-Looking (1968) and Sleep It Off, Lady (1976). FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Notes A collection of classic short stories from the author of Wide Sargasso Sea. Includes an introduction by Rhyss editor, Diana Athill. Back Cover The abyss. Despair. All those things. With an Introduction by Diana Athill Bringing together all of Jean Rhyss short stories, this collection contains some of her most dazzling and devastating writing. Here are seedy hotels and bars in bohemian Paris, ruinous love affairs, Caribbean childhoods, ex-chorus girls in London bedsits, old ladies in drunken, genteel poverty; always outsiders, always close to the edge. Told with painful clarity and sharp humour, they cover the whole of her writing life, including all of her collections The Left Bank , Tigers Are Better-Looking and Sleep It Off, Lady as well as three additional stories. Includes some of the best British short stories of the last century ... You hear her voice speaking directly to you; her reality is your reality Guardian The force of her stories lies in the fusion of elegant prose with an uncanny penetration into the darker reaches of the soul Washington Post Author Biography Jean Rhys was born in Dominica in 1894. After arriving in England aged sixteen, she became a chorus girl and drifted between different jobs before moving to Paris, where she started to write in the late 1920s. She published a story collection and four novels, after which she disappeared from view and lived reclusively for many years. In 1966 she made a sensational comeback with her masterpiece, Wide Sargasso Sea, written in difficult circumstances over a long period. Rhys died in 1979. Review Includes some of the best British short stories of the last century ... You hear her voice speaking directly to you; her reality is your reality * Guardian *The force of her stories lies in the fusion of elegant prose with an uncanny penetration into the darker reaches of the soul * Washington Post *She is the novelist of longing and yearning and rage and sexual desire ... One of the twentieth-century greats -- Linda GrantThis book fully exhibits Rhyss extraordinary talent for prose * Independent * Promotional New to Penguin Classics, the remarkable, devastating collected stories by the author of Wide Sargasso Sea. Review Text Includes some of the best British short stories of the last century ... You hear her voice speaking directly to you; her reality is your reality Review Quote Includes some of the best British short stories of the last century ... You hear her voice speaking directly to you; her reality is your reality Promotional "Headline" New to Penguin Classics, the remarkable, devastating collected stories by the author of Wide Sargasso Sea Details ISBN0141984856 Author Jean Rhys Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2017 ISBN-10 0141984856 ISBN-13 9780141984858 Format Paperback Series Penguin Modern Classics Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1894 Death 1979 Media Book DEWEY 813.52 Pages 400 Language English Publication Date 2017-04-06 UK Release Date 2017-04-06 Alternative 9780241290859 Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-04-17 AU Release Date 2017-04-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100674044;

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