
Long Days
Maike Wetzel(Author)
Comma Press
Will be published approx. on 27. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-905583-02-7 (ISBN)
Description
Demonstrating an unflinching insight into the internal worlds of adolescent men and women, this collection of stories presents an array of memorable characters. From a young woman seeing a dead body for the first time to a sister watching her anorexic sibling transform, this anthology delves deeply into people's lives, capturing their fears and frustrations against a backdrop of pressures at pivotal moments. In the background, an over-eager teacher might be explaining "the facts of life" in unnecessary, lurid detail, but in the foreground, students are taking secret, drastic measures. A gymnastics class may be limbering up for an impressive display, but in reality, its diet-crazed girls faint in alarming numbers. With pared down but insistent language, this compendium achieves a poise and clarity, presenting tales of humanity that are as captivating as they are conflicted.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Mytholmroyd
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-905583-02-7 (9781905583027)
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Persons
Maike Wetzel is the author of the award-winning collections of short stories Hochzeiten and Lange Tage. Lyn Marven is a lecturer in German at the University of Liverpool. She is a researcher and translator of contemporary literature.