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Short Stories

The Thoroughly Modern Collection

Short Stories( )
Author: Rendell, Ruth
Boyd, William
Murakami, Haruki
ISBN:978-1-904605-50-8
Publication Date:Oct 2006
Publisher:Canongate Books
Book Format:CD-Audio
List Price:USD $38.00
Book Description:

With this rich range of unabridged stories we celebrate the very best of contemporary writers and writing.Among others the collections features thriller writer Ruth Rendell, witty William Boyd, the Japanese literary sensation Haruki Murakami, ever-inventive Helen Simpson, and Patrick O'Brien, world-famous for his nautical series.Readers include top British actors Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres and Janet McTeer.

Book Details
Pages:1
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5 x 5.83 x 0.63 Inches
Book Weight:0.242 Pounds
Author Biography
Rendell, Ruth (Author)
Ruth Rendell (1930-2015) Ruth Rendell was born in Essex, England on February 17, 1930. She was educated at Loughton County High School.

Rendell began her career as a journalist. She wrote six novels before sending her work in to a publisher. She writes crime novels and psychological thrillers, and is best known for her Inspector Wexford books. Rendell also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.

Rendell has received many awards for her writing, including the Silver, Gold, and Cartier Diamond Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association, three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America, The Arts Council National Book Awards, and The Sunday Times Literary Award. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Many of her titles have been made into films and made-for-tv movies.

Rendell died on May 2, 2015. She was 85 years old.

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