Elementals

Elementals

by A.S. Byatt (Author)

Synopsis

A volume of stories from A. S. Byatt is always a joy, and this one is rich and rare indeed. In the same delectable format as THE MATISSE STORIES and THE DJINN IN THE NIGHTINGALE'S EYE, this collection deals with fullest lives. A scholar pursues an elusive biographer, stumbling upon buried fragments of distant lives; a woman walks out of her previous existence and encounters an ice-blond stranger from a secretive world; a schoolgirl draws a blood-filled picture of Jael; a swimming pool reveals a beauteous monster in its depths. The settings range from the heat of Provence in summer to the cold forests of Scandinavia, from chalk-strewn classrooms to herb-scented hillsides, from suburban streets to rocky wilds. A marvellous present for all A. S. Byatt fans, this magical collection is also the perfect introduction to one of our finest contemporary writers.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Edition: First Edition ( First State)
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 12 Nov 1998

ISBN 10: 0701168234
ISBN 13: 9780701168230
Book Overview: The first new collection of short stories from A. S. Byatt since THE DJINN AND THE NIGHTINGALE in a beautifully designed edition.

Media Reviews
Fired by a fierce intelligence and related in shimmering prose. This eclectic little volume should delight A. S. Byatt's devoted readers and attract many new ones. - The New York Times

A stunning display.... Elementals combines finely wrought stories with imagery as sparkling as jewels. It is a work that should not be missed. - The Denver Post

A wonderful book-complex, amusing, clever, and thought-provoking--a reader's dream. - The Plain Dealer


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Author Bio
A. S. Byatt is famed for her short fiction, collected in Sugar and Other Stories, The Matisse Stories, and The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye. Her full-length novels include the Booker Prize-winning Possession and the trilogy sequence The Virgin in the Garden, Still Life, and Babel Tower.