'An admirable collection. Each story has its subtle nuances of narrative and language which established a quite distinct character. A most impressive work of fiction' The Times Graham Swift's taut prose style, natural gift for characterization and tight grasp of the details and complexities of real life combine beautifully in these concentrated and enigmatic stories to offer an incisive expose of the illusion, subterfuge and enigma of everyday interaction. Focusing on the combative relationships between men and women -- ...
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'An admirable collection. Each story has its subtle nuances of narrative and language which established a quite distinct character. A most impressive work of fiction' The Times Graham Swift's taut prose style, natural gift for characterization and tight grasp of the details and complexities of real life combine beautifully in these concentrated and enigmatic stories to offer an incisive expose of the illusion, subterfuge and enigma of everyday interaction. Focusing on the combative relationships between men and women -- between a mismatched couple; an ageing doctor and his hypochondriacal patient; a teenage refugee swept up in the conflict of an oppressively sentimental father and his rebellious son -- these spare, Kafkaesque stories are a microcosm for all human cruelty and need. 'Graham Swift ...has a wide range; he can be delicately sensitive or outrageously funny. He is a born storyteller' Daily Telegraph 'He has style and he has range, and quiet strengths that are continuously and effortlessly displayed. Graham Swift should be read by everyone with an interest in the art of the short story' Evening Standard
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New York. 1985. Poseidon Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. Remainder Mark On Bottom Edge. 0671546139. 191 pages. hardcover. Jacket art by Fred Marcellino. keywords: Literature England. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Graham Swift's American debut, the critically acclaimed WATERLAND, established him as one of the most imaginative and powerful contemporary writers, The Wall Street Journal called him ‘an artist doing almost everything right. ' In LEARNING TO SWIM AND OTHER STORIES, Swift further demonstrates his mastery of language and imagery, his ability to expose and enrich, to surprise and fascinate. From the title story, in which a young boy escapes his parents' manipulation as they struggle to be free of each other, to ‘The Watch, ' a fantastic tale in which Time meets Destiny and loses, these eleven stories reveal the range and depth of a born storyteller. With a lively combination of wit, pathos, and intelligence, Swift turns a piercing eye to the facades of modern life and family and pulls them down, exposing the truths hidden behind them. He writes movingly of the enclosed worlds in which we confine our lives, of the hotel rooms and marriage beds of claustrophobic relationships, of the ghosts of the past which hold the present and future hostage. But while these stories dramatize the confinements of our lives, they also present hopeful images of escape-and redemption-and the liberation of the act of storytelling itself. In their inventiveness, their depth and diversity, the stories in this collection give eloquent testimony to Graham Swift's uncommon talent. Graham Swift, born in 1949, was nominated as one of the twenty Best of Young British Novelists. He is the author of three novels: WATERLAND, THE SWEET-SHOP OWNER, and SHUTTLECOCK, Graham Swift lives and works in London. inventory #7077.