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Stone Mattress : Nine Tales

by Margaret Atwood
Stone Mattress : Nine Tales - Thryft
Stone Mattress : Nine Tales - Thryft

Darkly humorous tales for lovers of fiction.

Stone Mattress: Nine Tales is a collection of clever stories by Margaret Atwood that will appeal to anyone who enjoys witty, unconventional fiction. Each story explores the shadow realm of supernatural and fantastical elements while still retaining a sense of poignant humanity. Atwood's unique style of writing, which combines dark humor with playful prose, keeps the stories engaging and thought-provoking. Readers looking for a modern take on the classic gothic style will find this collection to be a satisfying read.

  • Toronto Book Award Nominee (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Stone Mattress : Nine Tales

by Margaret Atwood
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ISBN: 9781408857168
Authors: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Date of Publication: 2014-08-28
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 25030 readers)

Description

A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. An elderly lady with Charles Bonnet’s syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly-formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. A woman born with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire. And a crime committed long-ago is revenged in the Arctic via a 1.9 billion year old stromatalite. In these nine tales, Margaret Atwood ventures into the shadowland earlier explored by fabulists and concoctors of dark yarns such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Daphne du Maurier and Arthur Conan Doyle – and also by herself, in her award-winning novel Alias Grace. In Stone Mattress, Margaret Atwood is at the top of her darkly humorous and seriously playful game.
 

Darkly humorous tales for lovers of fiction.

Stone Mattress: Nine Tales is a collection of clever stories by Margaret Atwood that will appeal to anyone who enjoys witty, unconventional fiction. Each story explores the shadow realm of supernatural and fantastical elements while still retaining a sense of poignant humanity. Atwood's unique style of writing, which combines dark humor with playful prose, keeps the stories engaging and thought-provoking. Readers looking for a modern take on the classic gothic style will find this collection to be a satisfying read.

  • Toronto Book Award Nominee (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.