Stories from Other Places
“Stories from Other Places” by Nicholas Shakespeare, published by Harvill Secker in 2015, is a collection of short stories that transports readers across various continents and into the intimate lives of its characters. This edition, comprising 288 pages, delves into the dilemmas and temptations faced by individuals in diverse settings, beginning with the novella “Oddfellows,” which recounts a lesser-known historical event in Broken Hill, Australia, during World War I.
Readers will encounter a range of narratives set in locations such as India, Africa, Argentina, and Canada. Each story explores themes of connection and disconnection, as well as cultural misunderstandings, through the lens of Shakespeare’s insightful storytelling. The collection includes tales of civic folly, such as that of a young councillor from Bolivia who becomes ensnared in the allure of Paris while pursuing a local hero’s bronze statue. This book presents a rich tapestry of human experiences and the complexities of life across different cultures.
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Nicholas Shakespeareâe(tm)s collected stories take us across oceans and continents into the intimate lives of his characters and the dilemmas and temptations they face. The opening novella, âe~Oddfellowsâe(tm), tells the little-known history of horrifying events that occurred on 1 January 1915 in the Australian outback town of Broken Hill, where, on the citizensâe(tm) annual picnic outing, the only enemy attack to occur on Australian soil during the First World War took them by surprise.
The other stories range through India, Africa, Argentina and Canada, and include a magnificent tale of civic folly which sees an unreliable young councillor from the Bolivian mining town of Oruro lose himself in the seductions of Paris while trying to commission a bronze statue of his local hero. All of them showcase Shakespeareâe(tm)s talent for insight and drama, and his fascination with connection and disconnection and cultural misunderstanding.
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