We'Re Flying

We'Re Flying

by Michael Hofmann (Translator), Michael Hofmann (Translator), Peter Stamm (Author)

Synopsis

The stories here possess all the qualities that have built Peter Stamm's reputation as one of the very finest European writers alive today - the undemonstrative prose, the deceptive simplicity of the storylines, and the calm, clear understanding of psychology and emotions. In 'Expectations', we meet a woman who becomes involved with her younger upstairs neighbour; in 'The Result', a man waiting for the outcome of medical tests; and in 'Sweet Dreams', a young couple learning to navigate the thrills and complications of cohabitation. A master of the short story, Stamm does not spare the reader's feelings -- and nor does he waste a word.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 06 Mar 2014

ISBN 10: 184708768X
ISBN 13: 9781847087683
Book Overview: From the acclaimed author of Seven Years, a coolly arresting collection of stories that chart with extraordinary precision the impulses that determine the course of ordinary lives

Author Bio
PETER STAMM was born in 1963, in Scherzingen, Switzerland. He is the author of the novels Agnes, On A Day Like This, Unformed Landscape, Seven Years and the collection In Strange Gardens and Other Stories, as well as numerous short stories and radio plays. He lives in Winterthur. MICHAEL HOFMANN has translated the works of many writers, including Franz Kafka, Joseph Roth, and Hans Fallada. He teaches at the University of Florida in Gainesville.