Madame Zero 9 Stories
Madame Zero 9 Stories by Sarah Hall is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on July 3, 2018. This collection features nine short stories that explore the complexities of the female experience and the human soul through Hall’s distinctive narrative style. Each story presents a unique perspective, showcasing Hall’s ability to blend elements of magical realism with literary fiction.
Readers will find a diverse range of themes within these stories, including transformation and personal struggle. Notable pieces include “Mrs. Fox,” where a wife undergoes a remarkable change, and “Luxury Hour,” which delves into the unexpected encounters of a new mother. With a total of 192 pages, this collection invites readers to engage with Hall’s incisive observations and vivid prose, making it a significant addition to contemporary literature.
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From one of the most accomplished British writers working today, the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Wolf Border, comes a unique and arresting collection of short fiction that is both disturbing and dazzling.
Sarah Hall has been hailed as “one of the most significant and exciting of Britain’s young novelists” (The Guardian), a writer whose “intelligence and ambition are thrilling to behold” (BookForum). Her work has been acclaimed as “amazing . . . terrific and original” (Washington Post). In this collection of nine works of short fiction, she uses her piercing insight to plumb the depth of the female experience and the human soul.
A husband’s wife transforms into a vulpine in “Mrs. Fox,” winner of the BBC Short Story Prize. In “Case Study 2, ” A social worker struggles with a foster child raised in a commune. A new mother runs into an old lover in “Luxury Hour.” In incandescent prose, full of rich observations and striking clarity, Hall has composed nine wholly original pieces—works of fiction that will resonate long after the final page is turned.
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