Worlds Apart
Stories about love, language and cultures
2nd Edition
Published on 23. May 2024
176 pages
978-3-903284-08-1 (ISBN)
Description
'Worlds Apart' is about relationships between men and women from different places, different languages, different national cultures, different religions, different lifestyles, and of course, different genders. The stories are humorous yet heart-rending, satirical yet sensitive, upsetting yet uplifting - essential reading for anyone who loves life, language and British humour.
Reviews / Votes
I read David Newby's stories with great pleasure and admiration. One can hear a loving, inner laughter in every sentence, which others might perhaps call 'humour'. A deeply humane laughter, borne of that love which the French call 'la Comédie Humaine'. One falls in love with the characters, they are drawn with a fine irony, similar to the English-language 'Biedermeier' or Jane Austen's Regency novels.More details
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Author
David Newby was professor of linguistics at Graz University, Austria, and Bergen University, Norway. He is the author of academic publications, school textbooks and several works of drama. His play 'The Language of Love' was a finalist in the BBC World Service playwriting competition. 'The Family Album' was performed by Vienna's English Theatre. His most recent play is 'Love Conquers All'. Teaching Birds to Talk, the first story in 'Worlds Apart', was broadcast on the BBC World Service.
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Content
The Birds Trilogy:
Teaching Birds to Talk
Teaching Birds to Sing
Teaching Birds to Fly
Culture Lovers
Carol's Christmas
Joy of Man's Desiring
Framing
The Reading Circle
About the author
Editorial
