A two-timing pornographer becomes the unwilling object of one of his victim's vengeful fantasies. A millionaire buys himself the perfect mistress – passive, yet beautiful – but the union soon becomes a nightmare of jealousy and despair. And an ape reflects on the relationship with a young female writer, mourning their fading love and musing on the fateful deceptions of art.
In these seven stories of dream-like lucidity, the wasteland of the human psyche is mapped with deadly precision.
A two-timing pornographer becomes the unwilling object of one of his victim's vengeful fantasies. A millionaire buys himself the perfect mistress – passive, yet beautiful – but the union soon becomes a nightmare of jealousy and despair. And an ape reflects on the relationship with a young female writer, mourning their fading love and musing on the fateful deceptions of art.
In these seven stories of dream-like lucidity, the wasteland of the human psyche is mapped with deadly precision.
The second collection of blazingly original short stories from Booker prize-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Ian McEwan
From his first published work, 1975’s Somerset Maugham
Award-winning short story collection First Love, Last Rites, to his
acclaimed novels, including Atonement, On Chesil Beach and 1998’s
Man Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam, Ian McEwan’s stories have
captured and provoked the imaginations of readers worldwide. His
numerous accolades – Whitbread Novel of the Year (The Child in
Time), National Book Critics’ Circle Fiction Award and Los Angeles
Times Prize for Fiction (Atonement), multiple Man Booker Prize
short-listings and a CBE – are testament to a lifetime dedicated to
his craft. Beyond his much-celebrated novels and short stories, he
has written successful plays, children’s books and screenplays, and
several of his books have been translated to screen, including
Christopher Hampton’s 2007 adaptation of Atonement and his own 2017
adaptations of On Chesil Beach and The Children Act. His
immeasurable contributions to the arts have been acknowledged via
multiple honorary titles, awards and fellowships, including
recognition by the Royal Society of Literature and the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. Simon Shepherd is a published author
and an experienced narrator. His narration credits include Little
Darlings by Sam Llewellyn, Fly, Cherokee, Fly by Chris d'Lacey, The
Churchhill Factor by Boris Johnson and The Ambassador by Edwina
Currie.
Shepherd also co-authored Studying Plays – a comprehensive
introduction to understanding plays and drama.
‘Resonant and frightening ... totally original.'
*The Observer*
‘Exact, tender, funny, voluptuous, disturbing.'
*The Times*
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