A River in Egypt
Faber Stories
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Published:7th Mar '19
£3.50
Available to order, but very limited on stock - if we have issues obtaining a copy, we will let you know.
Faber 90th Stories brings together some of our finest short stories, past, present and future.
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.
In his masterful story 'A River in Egypt', David Means paints a portrait of a moment. Cavanaugh and his young son are suspended; trapped in what a nurse calls 'the sweat chamber', where the boy will be tested for cystic fibrosis.
Cavanaugh has brought distractions - spasmodic action figures, malformed toy trucks - but they do little to alter the frustration of the sick child screaming, or to alleviate the anxiety of the time spent waiting for 'some exactitude in the form of a diagnosis'.
Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
ISBN: 9780571352494
Dimensions: 160mm x 111mm x 3mm
Weight: 40g
48 pages
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