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This collection consists of the 21 stories published in Spark's Collected Stories: I (Knopf, 1968) plus six new ones. Several of the stories originally appeared in the New Yorker. The short story is a form well suited to Spark's gifts as a writera delicate touch, a quiet sense of irony, and a vision of existence as a conflict between the temporal and the timeless. Frequently, her characters are involved in slightly sinister experiences that have unnerving effects (''The Twins,''''The Executor,''''Another Pair of Hands''). The situtations range from the development of a shrewd marriage of convenience (''The Fathers' Daughters'') to the depiction of a baby's view of World War I (''The First Year of My Life''). Crafted with impressive skill, the stories reflect a keen perception of human weakness and the possibility of its redemption. Sherrie Tuck, Episcopal Div. Sch./Weston Sch. of Theology Libs., Cambridge, Mass.
This collection consists of the 21 stories published in Spark's Collected Stories: I (Knopf, 1968) plus six new ones. Several of the stories originally appeared in the New Yorker. The short story is a form well suited to Spark's gifts as a writera delicate touch, a quiet sense of irony, and a vision of existence as a conflict between the temporal and the timeless. Frequently, her characters are involved in slightly sinister experiences that have unnerving effects (''The Twins,''''The Executor,''''Another Pair of Hands''). The situtations range from the development of a shrewd marriage of convenience (''The Fathers' Daughters'') to the depiction of a baby's view of World War I (''The First Year of My Life''). Crafted with impressive skill, the stories reflect a keen perception of human weakness and the possibility of its redemption. Sherrie Tuck, Episcopal Div. Sch./Weston Sch. of Theology Libs., Cambridge, Mass.
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Hardback Editions
April 1987 : Hardback
| Title: The Stories Author(s): Muriel Spark ISBN: 0-370-31020-9 / 978-0-370-31020-6 (UK edition) Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1985 : Hardback
| Title: The Stories of Muriel Spark Author(s): Muriel Spark ISBN: 0-525-24330-5 / 978-0-525-24330-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Dutton Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 1986 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Spark: Stories (Plume Contemporary Fiction) Author(s): Muriel Spark ISBN: 0-452-25880-4 / 978-0-452-25880-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Plume Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1985 : Paperback
| Title: The Stories of Muriel Spark Author(s): Muriel SPARK Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
December 1991 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Stories of Muriel Spark Author(s): Muriel Spark, Eleanor Bron ISBN: 0-8072-3193-2 / 978-0-8072-3193-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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