Collected Short Stories
Collected Short Stories by Graham Greene is a new edition published by Penguin in 1986, featuring 367 pages in English. This collection brings together thirty-seven stories previously published in three volumes: “May We Borrow Your Husband?”, “A Sense of Reality,” and “Twenty-One Stories.” The narratives explore a wide array of human experiences, touching on themes such as affairs, obsessions, and the interplay of fantasy and reality.
Readers will find a diverse range of moods within these stories, from cynical and witty to searching and philosophical. The collection illuminates various aspects of life, including fear, pity, and violence, showcasing Greene’s storytelling prowess. This edition serves as a comprehensive look at Greene’s literary contributions, reflecting his ability to capture the complexities of the human condition through fiction.
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Affairs, obsessions, ardours, fantasy, myth, legend and dream, fear, pity and violence – this magnificant collection of stories illuminates all corners of the human experience.
Previously published in three volumes – “May We Borrow Your Husband?,” “A Sense of Reality” and “Twenty-One Stories” – these thirty-seven stories reveal Graham Greene in a range of contrasting moods, sometimes cynical and witty, sometimes searching and philosophical. Each one confirms V.S. Pritchett’s statement that Greene is ‘a master of storytelling’.
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