The Middle Stories

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Author:

Heti, Sheila

ISBN:

978-1-936365-90-6

Publication Date:

Mar 2012

Publisher:

McSweeney's Publishing

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $13.00

Book Description:

Wildly acclaimed in Canada, this book marks the debut of a remarkable young writer first published by McSweeney's when she was twenty-three and living at home with her dad and brother. The Middle Stories is a strikingly original collection of stories, fables, and short brutalities that are alternately heartwarming, cruel, and hilarious. This edition, marking the 10th anniversary of The Middle Stories, will be designed in the newly iconic McSweeney's...
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Book Details

Pages:	144
Detailed Subjects:	Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author) Fiction / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6 x 9 Inches
Book Weight:	0.438 Pounds

Author Biography

Heti, Sheila (Author)

Sheila Heti was born in Toronto, Canada in 1976. She studied playwriting at the National Theatre School and philosophy at the University of Toronto.

Heti runs Trampoline Hall, a monthly lecture series, and writes regularly about the visual arts. Her title The Middle Stories was Shortlisted for the 2001 Upper Canada Writer's Craft Award. Heti was voted Best Emerging Writer in NOW magazine's Reader's Poll in 2001. In September 2010, Heti's book How Should a Person Be?, was published by Henry Holt in the United States in July 2012. It was chosen by The New York Times as one of the 100 Best Books of 2012 and by The New Yorker as one of the best books of the year.

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