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Great Modern Stories

Great Modern Stories

by Harriet Walter, MR Frederic Raphael,  Barry Unsworth and others
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 01/09/2009
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Fans of quality literature can expand their experience of the short story form with this exciting collection of unabridged works. Authors include important talents past and present and cover a bracing range of genres, from ghost stories and domestic dramas to mysteries and character studies. Ruth Rendell, Barry Unsworth, A. S. Byatt, Angela Huth, Frederic Raphael, Haruki Murakami, Alan Sillitoe, Fay Weldon, and Patrick O'Brian are among the talents represented here. Readers include such notables as Janet McTeer, Rosalind Ayres, and Walter Lewis.
ISBN:
9781934997369
9781934997369
Category:
Short stories
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
01-09-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
CSA Word
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
151x130x15mm
Weight:
0.14kg
Harriet Walter

Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE is an English actress, best-known for her work in the theatre. She won the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival and the 2005 Evening Standard Award for Best Actress.

Walter starred as Helena in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of All's Well That Ends Well (1981-1982) and made her Broadway debut when the production transferred to New York in 1983.

In 2005, she starred in the West End production of Mary Stuart, before transferring to Broadway in 2009, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 2000 and a Dame (DBE) in 2011.

Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell was one of the great crime writers.

Her books -notable for their careful psychological observation, as well as their gripping plots - have sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and she won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence in crime writing.

In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer. Ruth Rendell died in May 2015

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