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Book Description
The first collection of short stories -- winner of the Somerset Maugham Award.
Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.
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- Paperback 176 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0099754819
- ISBN-13: 9780099754817
- Publisher: Vintage
- Pub date: Jan 01, 1997
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Others
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