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The Time out book of London short stories.
LIBRA - Special PR1309.S5 T56 1993 v.2
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, English--England--London.
- Short stories, English.
- English fiction--20th century.
- English fiction.
- London (England)--Fiction.
- London (England).
- England--London.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Short stories, English.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- volumes ; 20 cm
- Other Title:
- Cover title of vol. 2 : London short stories
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1993-
- Summary:
- This second edition is packed with literary stars and exciting new voices, including Maureen Freely, lain Sinclair, Kim Newman, Michael Moorcock, Esther Freud, Michele Roberts and Geoff Nicholson.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Pidgin and Theresa / Clive Barker
- The dog that roared / Nicola Barker
- The crime and suicide of Harry d'Souza / Ronan Bennett
- Sunshine / Anne Billson
- The gift that unwraps itself / Glyn Brown
- A map of the heart / Julie Burchill
- Memorials / Gordon Burn
- Waiting to wave / Jonathan Carroll
- Mother of the city / Christopher Fowler
- Cold colours / Neil Gaiman
- Written on my heart / Steve Grant
- S/he / Robert Goldsmith
- The red line / Charles Higson
- Faith / Nick Hornby
- Fuck off / John McVicar
- Harley Street / Hilary Mantel
- Love's sweet daughter / John Milne
- The blitz spirit / Kim Newman
- Drug squad smeeched my Hoover / Lawrence Norfolk
- Newman passage or J. Maclaren-Ross and the case of the vanishing writers / Christopher Petit
- A short history of the English novel / Will Self.
- v. 2. Mud man / Leone Ross
- The tango shift / Russell Celyn Jones
- Swim / Kate Pemberton
- Rainy day boys / Christopher Fowler
- The man on the Clapham omnibus / Kim Newman
- The bodyguards / Esther Freud
- Didn't I (blow your mind this time) / Stewart Home
- Gone to earth / John O'Connell
- The Caravaggio room / Reuben Lane
- Reverse evolution / Angelica Jacob
- Portions / Steve Grant
- Unhaunted / Toby Litt
- My thing / Robert Elms
- The keeper of the Rothenstein tomb / Iain Sinclair
- Rapprochement / Maureen Freely
- Touching base / Jacqueline Lucas
- Bone orchards / Paul J. McAuley
- The cookery lesson / Michèle Roberts
- Known / Conrad Williams
- City of dreams / Rhonda Carrier
- The hard shoulder / Chris Petit
- Wittgenstein's mattress / Geoff Nicholson
- London blood / Michael Moorcock
- Watcher / Tamara Smith
- Suicide note / Courttia Newland
- Jonesing: the end / Elizabeth Young
- Trompe l'oeil / Marc Werner
- Waste ground / Christopher Kenworthy
- Ultima Thule / Gareth Evans.
- Notes:
- Vol. 1 edited by Maria Lexton.
- Vol. 2 edited by Nicholas Royle.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has v. 1 wanting.
- ISBN:
- 0140230858
- 9780140230857
- 0140296239
- 9780140296235
- OCLC:
- 29598034
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