The Means of Escape (Paperback, 1st. Mariner Books ed)

The last book and only collection of short stories by Penelope Fitzgerald fittingly showcases her at her wisest, her funniest, her best. Like her novels, these stories are "mordantly funny, morally astute . . . [as] they plumb the endless absurdities of the human heart" (Washington Post Book World). Roaming the globe and the ages, the stories travel from England to France to New Zealand and from today to the seventeenth century and back again. Now featuring an introductory essay by A. S. Byatt and two newly published stories, this Mariner edition of THE MEANS OF ESCAPE "serves as an elegiac gift to dedicated fans of her award-winning novels and a tantalizing introduction for new readers" (Entertainment Weekly). It memorializes a writer guided by a generous but unwavering moral gaze and proves once more "why [Fitzgerald] will endure" (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

General

Imprint:	HarperPaperbacks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	September 2001
Authors:	Penelope Fitzgerald
Dimensions:	208 x 142 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	192
Edition:	1st. Mariner Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-618-15450-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories
LSN:	0-618-15450-7
Barcode:	9780618154500

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