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The story covers her mother's death, the sickness of her mother, her father's death, the narrator's few suitors, and her childhood. Readers follow the narrator on a personal level, allowing insight into who she is as a person and the events that made her that way, ultimately leading to the beginning of the woman's life.
Pages in category "Short story collections by Will Self" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Moore's short story collections are Self-Help (1985), Like Life, the New York Times bestseller Birds of America, and Bark.She has contributed to The Paris Review.Her first story to appear in The New Yorker, "You're Ugly, Too," was later included in The Best American Short Stories of the Century, edited by John Updike.
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The publication of his short story collection The Quantity Theory of Insanity brought him to public attention in 1991. Self was hailed as an original new talent by Salman Rushdie, Doris Lessing, Beryl Bainbridge, A. S. Byatt and Bill Buford. [22] In 1993, he was nominated by Granta magazine as one of the 20 "Best Young British Novelists". [29]
These short stories are told from the perspective of young women and revolve around the themes of secrecy, deception, and self-discovery. [1] The short story collection has received many awards and accolades, including being named an NPR Best Book of 2013, as well as making it to the shortlist for the 2013 Frank O'Conner International Short ...
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The book begins with an introduction by the editor Carol Serling and ends with brief biographies of all the authors. Each of the 19 self-contained short stories includes an introduction and conclusion with the same tone and style as Rod Serling's narration at the beginning and end of each Twilight Zone episode.