The Fahrenheit Twins and Other Stories

The Fahrenheit Twins and Other Stories

by Michel Faber (Author)

Synopsis

Deft and lyrical, this paperback edition of Michel Faber's collection of stories is his first since his auspicious debut, Some Rain Must Fall. It has sealed his reputation as one of Britain's most daring and original authors. Acclaimed for his pitch-perfect prose and brilliant characterisation, Faber is also celebrated for his mastery of contrasting styles. From achingly sad lost lives, through moments of exquisitely distilled happiness, to biblical innocence and savagery, Faber's characters are redeemed, abandoned, beloved and laid bare.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 13 Jul 2006

ISBN 10: 1841957771
ISBN 13: 9781841957777
Book Overview: An acclaimed collection of stories from the internationally bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White

Media Reviews
By turns crepuscular, buoyant, delicate, wry, horrific, otherworldly, this worldly and organ-rupturingly funny collection is a vitamin-boost for the British short-story -- David Mitchell * * Guardian * *
If you want to see just how far the short story can take you, you have to buy this book -- David Robinson * * The Scotsman * *
As always with Faber, these stories are lifted by a delicate sense of otherness that suggest they inhabit a world almost imperceptibly parallel to our own * * Metro * *
I dread to think where Faber gets his inspiration from, but there's certainly no shortage of it in sight * * Independent on Sunday * *
Author Bio
MICHEL FABER has written several other books, including the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, the Whitbread-shortlisted novel Under the Skin, and The Book of Strange New Things. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps (2001) and The Courage Consort (2002), and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the UK.