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Stories I stole
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- Book Synopsis
- Shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Book Award 2003 Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2002 Fed up with working for Time magazine in London, Steavenson moved to Georgia on a whim. Stories I Stole relates her time there in twenty vodka-fuelled episodes drawn from all over the country - tales of love, friendship and power cuts, of duelling (Georgian style), of horse races in the mountains, wars and refugees, broken hearts, fixed elections, drinking sessions and a room containing a thousand roses. 'A young Kapuscinski with a literary future ahead of her...an immensely talented writer' Neal Ascherson, Observer 'A joyous, perceptive and haunting debut which fizzes - and sears - like rough new wine' Rory MacLean, Sunday Times 'Lyrical, poetic and sassy by turns; when she retells Georgian people's stories, you hear real voices' Vanora Bennett, The Times 'I couldn't possibly over praise the beautiful writing' Sunday Tribune 'A sparkling, poetical hymn to the most romantic and dangerous land in the world.' Simon Sebag-Montefiore, author of Prince of Princes: The Life of Potemkin 'Lively, atmospheric, honest, perceptive; a terrific account of Georgia's post-Soviet mess from a fresh and intelligent new writer' Anna Reid, author of Borderland
- About The Author
- WENDELL STEAVENSON was born in New York in 1970 and grew up in London. She is the author of the acclaimed Stories I Stole (Atlantic Books, 2002) which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. She has worked for Time, and has written for a variety of publications, including the Telegraph and Prospect. She is presently living in Paris. Her second book, The Weight of a Mustard Seed, will be published by Atlantic Books in January 2009.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781843541127
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books, (09 July 2003)
- Number of Pages
- 277
- Weight
- 324 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 21 mm
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