Selected Stories
Published on 1. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-1-84282-077-3 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of short stories by Dilys Rose is chiefly concerned with exploring the human spirit, through acute observation of human behaviour and detailed imagery.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Rose's other work:'The shining writing leaves an aftergleam in the mind, a lasting resonance in the ear' - SCOTSMAN on WAR DOLLS
'The stories have a steely rectitude and an uncompromising determination to face down humiliation and inequality - economic, moral and compassionate' - GUARDIAN on RED TIDES 'A writer to watch' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Dilys Rose can be compared to Katherine Mansfield in the way she takes hold of a life and exposes all its vital elements in a few pages' - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT on OUR LADY OF THE PICKPOCKETS
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84282-077-3 (9781842820773)
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Person
Dilys Rose was born in Glasgow in 1954. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1974 with a degree in English Literature and Philosophy, she travelled widely before beginning to write in 1980. She has previously published two collections of poetry, three collections of short stories, and a novel, Pest Maiden. She now lives in Edinburgh with her family, where she works as a creative writing tutor and writer-in-residence at Edinburgh University.