The Little Black Book of Stories
  • Published: 16 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9781448114474
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

The Little Black Book of Stories

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3 Jan 2005
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16 Oct 2018
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'The Little Black Book of Stories is a showcase of Byatt's talents - the ideal primer for anyone who has not yet discovered A. S. Byatt, and a delight for those who have' Daily Telegraph

A new collection of stories from A. S. Byatt is always a winner, and this one takes an unexpected turn, bringing shivers as well as delights. Leaves rustle underfoot in a dark wood: two middle-aged women walk into a forest, as they did when they were girls, confronting their fears and memories and the strange thing they saw in their childhood - or thought they saw - so long ago. A distinguished obstetrician and young woman artist find they have sharply contrasting ideas about body parts, birth and death; an innocent member of an evening class harbours unexpected view on 'raw material'. The stories in this marvellous collection are by turns funny, spooky, sparkling and haunting. The Little Black Book of Stories holds its secrets, adding a dark quality to Byatt's famous skill in mixing folk and fairy tale with everyday life.
  • Published: 16 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9781448114474
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288
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About the author

A S Byatt

A.S. Byatt is a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children’s Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her ‘inspiring contribution to life writing’ and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.

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Also by A S Byatt

Medusa’s Ankles
Peacock and Vine
The Children's Book
Still Life
The Pink Ribbon (Storycuts)
Raw Material (Storycuts)
Body Art (Storycuts)
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Praise for The Little Black Book of Stories

A cabinet of curiosities... Glitteringly beautiful. Byatt is a vivid colourist

Sunday Times

As ever, Byatt's language has the clear intensity of a poem

Daily Mail

Byatt is the grande dame of British fiction... Those acquainted with her previous work will recognise her fascination with the supernatural, as well as the erudition and attention to detail that are trademarks of her style

Financial Times

Each story resembles a novel in miniature-there is a unique, experimental feel to this engaging, unsettling collection that will not hinder the author's reputation as a literary giant

Scotland on Sunday

These little stories by one of Britain's foremost grandes dames of the writing world are a delightful surprise, packing a much greater punch than many full-length novels... They are moving, thought-provoking, witty and shocking all at once

Sunday Telegraph