The Camberwell Beauty And Other Stories
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
From the pen of one of Britain's most celebrated short story writers comes The Camberwell Beauty and Other Stories, a masterfully curated collection that captures the full, glorious spectrum of human eccentricity, desire, and folly. Set against the richly observed backdrops of post-war English life — antique shops, boarding houses, and suburban drawing rooms — these stories chronicle the quiet desperation and fleeting triumphs of ordinary people caught in extraordinary moments of self-revelation, anchored by the unforgettable title story of obsession and possession in the antiquarian trade. Selected and introduced by William Trevor, himself a titan of the short story form, this Folio Society edition presents V. S. Pritchett's work with the reverence it so richly deserves, accompanied by Clifford Harper's striking illustrations. Pritchett's prose is distinguished by its sharp comic intelligence, its acute social observation, and a compassion that never tips into sentimentality — qualities that led Frank O'Connor to crown him the supreme master of the English short story. This beautifully produced edition invites both devoted admirers and first-time readers to ask: what dark and tender truths lurk beneath the surface of the perfectly ordinary?
Author: V. S. Pritchett
Format: Hardback
Published: 2011, The Folio Society
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
From the pen of one of Britain's most celebrated short story writers comes The Camberwell Beauty and Other Stories, a masterfully curated collection that captures the full, glorious spectrum of human eccentricity, desire, and folly. Set against the richly observed backdrops of post-war English life — antique shops, boarding houses, and suburban drawing rooms — these stories chronicle the quiet desperation and fleeting triumphs of ordinary people caught in extraordinary moments of self-revelation, anchored by the unforgettable title story of obsession and possession in the antiquarian trade. Selected and introduced by William Trevor, himself a titan of the short story form, this Folio Society edition presents V. S. Pritchett's work with the reverence it so richly deserves, accompanied by Clifford Harper's striking illustrations. Pritchett's prose is distinguished by its sharp comic intelligence, its acute social observation, and a compassion that never tips into sentimentality — qualities that led Frank O'Connor to crown him the supreme master of the English short story. This beautifully produced edition invites both devoted admirers and first-time readers to ask: what dark and tender truths lurk beneath the surface of the perfectly ordinary?