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The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and Other Stories

By David Lodge

The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and Other Stories Essays & Short Stories

The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and Other Stories

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The first collection of short stories from one of Britain's finest novelists and critics A nameless man who has fallen out of love with life, refuses to get out of bed, with unexpected consequences. A sociologist recalls how he learned his first and formative lesson about the oppressive power of capitalism selling newspapers and magazines up and down the platforms of Waterloo station. Some years before the era of the Pill and the Permissive Society, four university friends travel to the Mediterranean for their first holiday together, where the climate is sultry and sex is on everyone's mind. And a strong-willed young woman defies adverse circumstances to pursue the perfect wedding at all costs. These are some of the characters that populate David Lodge's shrewd, funny and delightfully entertaining short stories, collected here for the very first time. What prompted their publication in this form is a short story in itself, told by the author in his Foreword. LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 2017
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2016-09-15
Publication Date:
2016-09-15
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1784704687
ISBN13:
9781784704681
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
147 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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