The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and Other Stories
Author | : David Lodge |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2016-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781473546332 |
ISBN-13 | : 1473546338 |
Rating | : 4/5 (338 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and Other Stories written by David Lodge and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of short stories from one of Britain's finest novelists and critics A nameless man who has fallen out of love with life, refuses to get out of bed, with unexpected consequences. A sociologist recalls how he learned his first and formative lesson about the oppressive power of capitalism selling newspapers and magazines up and down the platforms of Waterloo station. Some years before the era of the Pill and the Permissive Society, four university friends travel to the Mediterranean for their first holiday together, where the climate is sultry and sex is on everyone’s mind. And a strong-willed young woman defies adverse circumstances to pursue the perfect wedding at all costs. These are some of the characters that populate David Lodge’s shrewd, funny and delightfully entertaining short stories, collected here for the very first time. What prompted their publication in this form is a short story in itself, told by the author in his Foreword. LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 2017