The Life To Come: And Other Stories
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark collection of short fiction by one of Britain's most celebrated literary voices, The Life to Come and Other Stories gathers together works that E. M. Forster chose not to publish during his lifetime — many due to their frank and groundbreaking treatment of homosexual themes. The stories range across continents and cultures, weaving together the social tensions between coloniser and colonised, the repression of desire, and the quiet cruelties of class, with the same incisive intelligence that defined his novels. Written across several decades, these tales present a Forster unguarded and unflinching, unburdened by the expectations of the Edwardian public. The collection stands as a vital document in both literary and queer history, illustrating the full emotional and moral complexity of a writer whose private vision far outpaced his public one.
Author: E. M. Forster
Format: Paperback
Published: 1975, Penguin
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark collection of short fiction by one of Britain's most celebrated literary voices, The Life to Come and Other Stories gathers together works that E. M. Forster chose not to publish during his lifetime — many due to their frank and groundbreaking treatment of homosexual themes. The stories range across continents and cultures, weaving together the social tensions between coloniser and colonised, the repression of desire, and the quiet cruelties of class, with the same incisive intelligence that defined his novels. Written across several decades, these tales present a Forster unguarded and unflinching, unburdened by the expectations of the Edwardian public. The collection stands as a vital document in both literary and queer history, illustrating the full emotional and moral complexity of a writer whose private vision far outpaced his public one.