There's something alluring about this collection of short stories
from some of British writing's self-appointed bright young things.
Employing the word 'rupturing' just a little too often for comfort,
the editors present stories which all fit into the category of
prose, no matter how 'genre-defying' they might want them to be.
And every contributor writes damned good prose, unashamed,
uncluttered, employing good old metaphors and clever narrative
shapes. These are great stories from some of the best new writers
around - Alex Garland, Toby Litt, Scarlett Thomas and Daren King
among them - rich in their simplicity and momentarily lyrical
despite an apparent shunning of poetic influence. Not
genre-defying, but excellent, bizarre stories. (Kirkus UK)
'All Hail, the New Puritans' is the collection of new stories from
the most exciting young novelists today. Inspired by the Dogme 95
group of film makers, the New Puritans are attempting to rediscover
fiction as a discipline rather than a category. 1. Primarily
storytellers, we are dedicated to the narrative form. 2. We are
prose writers and recognise that prose is the dominant form of
expression. For this reason we shun poetry and poetic licence in
all its forms. 3. While acknowledging the value of genre fiction,
whether classical or modern, we will always move towards new
openings, rupturing existing genre expectations. 4. We believe in
textual simplicity and vow to avoid all devices of voice: rhetoric,
authorial asides. 5. In the name of clarity, we recognise the
importance of temporal linearity and eschew flashbacks, dual
temporal narratives and foreshadowing. 6. We believe in grammatical
purity and avoid any elaborate punctuation. 7. We recognise that
published works are also historical documents. As fragments of our
time, all our texts are dated and set in the present day. All
products, places, artists and objects named are real. 8. As
faithful representation of the present, our texts will avoid all
improbable or unknowable speculations on the past or the future. 9.
We are moralists, so all text feature a recognisable ethical
reality. 10. Nevertheless, our aim is integrity of expression,
above and beyond any commitment to form.
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