The Best British Short Stories 2011 - Best British Short Stories (Paperback)

Nicholas Royle (series editor), Alan Beard (author of contributions), Christopher Burns (author of contributions), Mr John Burnside (author of contributions), S.J. Butler (author of contributions), Robert Edric (author of contributions), Philip Langeskov (author of contributions), Heather Leach (author of contributions), Kirsty Logan (author of contributions), Hilary Mantel (author of contributions), Adam Marek (author of contributions), Claire Massey (author of contributions), Bernie McGill (author of contributions), Alison Moore (author of contributions), Michele Roberts (author of contributions), David Rose (author of contributions), Leone Ross (author of contributions), Lee Rourke (author of contributions), Dai Vaughan (author of contributions), Salley Vickers (author of contributions)

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Paperback 240 Pages
Published: 03/05/2011

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Synopsis

Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor’s brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the best of the bunch to reprint all in one volume. Neither genre nor Granta shall be overlooked in the search for the very best new short fiction.

The first book of the series includes stories published in 2010 by the following authors: David Rose, Hilary Mantel, Lee Rourke, Leone Ross, Claire Massey, Christopher Burns, Adam Marek, SJ Butler, Heather Leach, Alan Beard, Kirsty Logan, Philip Langeskov, Bernie McGill, John Burnside, Robert Edric, Michèle Roberts, Dai Vaughan, Alison Moore and Salley Vickers.

Publisher: Salt Publishing
ISBN: 9781907773129
Number of pages: 240
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

Slip this lightweight but nourishing anthology into your holiday bag. Editor Royle has selected 20 published stories from British writers. His own (excellent) taste means that little explosions of weirdness or transcendence often erupt amid much well-observed everyday life. - Boyd Tonkin, The Independent

It's so good that it's hard to believe that there was no equivalent during the 17 years since Giles Gordon and David Hughes's Best English Short Stories ceased publication in 1994. The first selection makes a very good beginning … Highly Recommended. - Kate Saunders, The Times

The collection illustrates just how vibrant and varied the UK short story writing scene is ... each is well crafted and there’s much breadth in terms of style, tone and theme – running from love to war and covering everything in between. - Sarah-Clare Conlon, Bookmunch