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Emerald City. Stories

Emerald City. Stories

Literary FictionShort Stories
Pages
192
Published
2002
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection of eleven short stories delves into the unpredictable nature of life and human relationships. From a successful stockbroker longing for his past poverty to a wife's shocking discovery about her husband's infidelity, each narrative offers a glimpse into the varied experiences of individuals. The book also compares the divergent paths of two army friends, one who embraces domesticity and another who remains untethered.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

ReflectiveThought-ProvokingMelancholic
Multiple POVs

Genres

Literary Fiction Short Stories

Authors

A
Aline Weill

Aline Weill is the writer behind Emerald City. Stories, a collection of short fiction. Her stories offer a fresh look at modern experiences. This is a great read for anyone who enjoys smart, contemporary storytelling.

J
Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for A Visit from the Goon Squad. She writes fiction that experiments with structure and technology, including her recent book The Candy House and

V
Victoria Glendinning

Hon Victoria Glendinning CBE (23 April 1937) is a British biographer, critic, broadcaster and novelist. She is President of English PEN, a winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was awarded a CBE in 1998 and is Vice-president of the Royal Society of Literature. She was born in Sheffield to a Quaker family, Her father was Baron Seebohm. Glendinning grew up near York and went to the University of Oxford to study modern languages. In the second year of her degree, she married one of her...