The Seven Deadly Sins
A Celebration of Virtue and Vice
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2012
224 pages
978-1-908526-16-8 (ISBN)
Description
We live with the idea of sin every day - from the greatest transgressions to the tiniest misdemeanours. But surely the concept was invented for an age where divine retribution and eternal punishment dominated the collective consciousness?
In this lively collection of new writing, Nicola Barker, Dylan Evans, David Flusfeder, Todd McEwen, Martin Rowson, John Sutherland and Ali Smith go head to head with the capital vices to explore what we really mean when we talk about sin. The resulting mixture of erudite and playful essays and startling new fiction might not make you a better person, but it will certainly give you pause for thought when you're next laying the law down or - heaven forfend - about to do something beyond the pale yourself.
In this lively collection of new writing, Nicola Barker, Dylan Evans, David Flusfeder, Todd McEwen, Martin Rowson, John Sutherland and Ali Smith go head to head with the capital vices to explore what we really mean when we talk about sin. The resulting mixture of erudite and playful essays and startling new fiction might not make you a better person, but it will certainly give you pause for thought when you're next laying the law down or - heaven forfend - about to do something beyond the pale yourself.
Reviews / Votes
'It needn't be a guilty pleasure to enjoy reading these entertaining, educative pieces about the thin line between virtue and vice.' 'Elegant...Sharp and amusing... This is often NSFT (not safe for trains) laugh-out-loud stuff (lol), but also as multi-layered and thought-provoking as some of the more conventionally structured work that precedes it.' 'An enticing and beautifully illustrated collection.' 'Elegant...Sharp and amusing... This is often NSFT (not safe for trains) laugh-out-loud stuff (lol), but also as multi-layered and thought-provoking as some of the more conventionally structured work that precedes it.''An enticing and beautifully illustrated collection.'
'It needn't be a guilty pleasure to enjoy reading these entertaining, educative pieces about the thin line between virtue and vice.'
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
7,96 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-908526-16-8 (9781908526168)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Nicola Barker | Dylan Evans | Todd McEwen
Seven Deadly Sins: a Celebration of Virtue and Vice
Book
11/2012
Union Books
€36.11
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Persons
DAVID FLUSFEDER was born in Summit, New Jersey (the site of the Velvet Underground's first concert). He has published six novels. He has also written film scripts and is working on an opera, Army Of Lovers, and has been a tv critic for The Times, and a poker columnist for the Sunday Telegraph. His short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, including Esquire and Arena. He currently lectures at the University of Kent and lives in South London with his wife and two children.
Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.
Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.
