Some Rain Must Fall
and Other Stories
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Price:
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$19.95
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On Sale:
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16/09/2004
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Formats:
Trade PB
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Michel Faber’s first collection of short stories is remarkably diverse, yet all 15 are anchored by his radically inventive and often surreal style: “Fish,” for instance, projects a futuristic world populated by fish swimming in the air, attacking humans at will. Published to outstanding critical acclaim, this prize-winning debut is a wickedly satirical yet profoundly moving collection.
“Somerset Maugham has shacked up with Ian McEwan, and [this] is their monstrous, magnificent first-born.” Duncan McLean, author of Bunker Man
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Author Extras
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The Courage Consort
MICHEL FABER is white-hot. His sprawling international bestseller, The Crimson Petal and the White , continues to rack up sales and accolades. The Perennial Canada reissue of his debut novel, Under the Skin , and a short story collection, Some Rain Must Fall , are sure to re-awaken interest in...
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Under the Skin
Michel Faber’s debut novel was shortlisted for the 2000 Whitbread First Novel Award and received astounding critical acclaim and a cult following. An imaginative, gripping work in a genre of its own, Under the Skin centres around Isserley, a female driver who picks up male hitchhikers with...
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