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Reverse Engineering

Contributor(s): London : Scratch Books, 2022ISBN:
  • 9781739830106
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Contents:
Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Crossing -- by Chris Power -- Never trust the good times -- Chris Power on The Crossing -- Mrs Fox -- by Sarah Hall -- I didn't realise what I'd done -- Sarah Hall on Mrs Fox -- The First Punch -- by Jon McGregor -- The Prevaricative Voice -- Jon McGregor on The First Punch -- Hair -- by Mahreen Sohail -- You can do anything -- Mahreen Sohail on Hair -- Theophrastus and the Dancing Plague -- by Jessie Greengrass -- Story as a sort of argument -- Jessie Greengrass on Theophrastus and the Dancing Plague -- Filamo -- by Irenosen Okojie -- It's hard to write a straight story -- Irenosen Okojie on Filamo -- The Flier -- by Joseph O'Neill -- You don't want to see it coming -- Joseph O'Neill on The Flier -- Acknowledgements
Summary: Seven of the best recent short stories, disassembled by their authors. This innovative anthology reveals the inspiration, the ideals and the work involved in a great short story. Reverse Engineering brings together contemporary classic stories with their authors’ discussion of how they wrote it. An essential book for everyone interested in how fiction works..
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Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves ZZ 5 REV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 18/06/2024 SLAM000347

Short stories

Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Crossing -- by Chris Power -- Never trust the good times -- Chris Power on The Crossing -- Mrs Fox -- by Sarah Hall -- I didn't realise what I'd done -- Sarah Hall on Mrs Fox -- The First Punch -- by Jon McGregor -- The Prevaricative Voice -- Jon McGregor on The First Punch -- Hair -- by Mahreen Sohail -- You can do anything -- Mahreen Sohail on Hair -- Theophrastus and the Dancing Plague -- by Jessie Greengrass -- Story as a sort of argument -- Jessie Greengrass on Theophrastus and the Dancing Plague -- Filamo -- by Irenosen Okojie -- It's hard to write a straight story -- Irenosen Okojie on Filamo -- The Flier -- by Joseph O'Neill -- You don't want to see it coming -- Joseph O'Neill on The Flier -- Acknowledgements


Seven of the best recent short stories, disassembled by their authors.

This innovative anthology reveals the inspiration, the ideals and the work involved in a great short story. Reverse Engineering brings together contemporary classic stories with their authors’ discussion of how they wrote it.

An essential book for everyone interested in how fiction works..

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