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News of Note
The Complete Fiction of Francis Wyndham
Written by David
Friday, 10 July 2009
by Francis Wyndham (NYRB Classics, $16.95)
I'm sort of surprised to be recommending a collection of short stories--I'm not usually a fan of the form. This excellent collection, though, has made me rethink. Long out of print, Francis Wyndham is a writer of surprising subtlety. His work is movingly crafted and very memorable. My favorite is the short Whitbread Prize-winning novel The Other Garden. I literally haven't been able to stop thinking about it.
I'm sort of surprised to be recommending a collection of short stories--I'm not usually a fan of the form. This excellent collection, though, has made me rethink. Long out of print, Francis Wyndham is a writer of surprising subtlety. His work is movingly crafted and very memorable. My favorite is the short Whitbread Prize-winning novel The Other Garden. I literally haven't been able to stop thinking about it.