A lecturer cornered in an embarrassing menage a trois, a Glaswegian Cinderella, and an extremely talkative dentist all feature in this brilliant and original collection of tall tales from Alasdair Gray, author of _Lanark_ , _Poor Things_ and _The Book of Prefaces_. Bringing together social realism,
Ten Tales Tall and True
- Book ID
- 126938259
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Standards
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
A lecturer cornered in an embarrassing menage a trois, a Glaswegian Cinderella, and an extremely talkative dentist all feature in this brilliant and original collection of tall tales from Alasdair Gray, author of Lanark, Poor Things and The Book of Prefaces.Bringing together social realism, sexual comedy, science fiction and satire, Ten Tales Tall and True proves that truth is indeed much stranger than fiction.
✦ Subjects
Магический реализм
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