02995cam a2200337 4500 5533 20181127175723.0 140429s2014 nyu b 000 1 eng 2014015900 9780007583089 (hardback) 9781627792110 (electronic book) pcc FIC029000 FIC019000 bisacsh Mantel, Hilary, 1952- author. Short stories. Selections The assassination of Margaret Thatcher : stories / Hilary Mantel. First U.S. Edition. London : Fourth Estate, 2014. 242 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier ""A John Macrae book."" Includes bibliographical references. Sorry to Disturb -- Comma -- Winter Break -- Harley Street -- Offences Against the Person -- How Shall I Know You? -- The Heart Fails Without Warning -- Terminus -- The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. ""From one of Britain's most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories that demonstrate what modern England has becomeIn The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display.Her classic wicked humor in each story--which range from a ghost story to a vampire story to near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture--brilliantly unsettles the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way. Mantel brutally and acutely writes about gender, marriage, class, family, and sex, cutting to the core of human experience. Unpredictable, diverse, and even shockingly unexpected, each story grabs you by the throat within a couple of sentences. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher displays a magnificent writer at the peak of her powers. ""-- Provided by publisher. ""In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display. Her classic wicked humor in each story--which range from a ghost story to a vampire story to near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture--brilliantly unsettles the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way. Mantel brutally and acutely writes about gender, marriage, class, family, and sex, cutting to the core of human experience. Unpredictable, diverse, and even shockingly unexpected, each story grabs you by the throat within a couple of sentences. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher displays a magnificent writer at the peak of her powers""-- Provided by publisher. FICTION / Literary. bisacsh FICTION / Short Stories (single author). bisacsh Mantel, Hilary, 1952- Sorry to Disturb. 4659 4659 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC RTCLIB RTCLIB FIC 2021-09-13 8876 1 FIC 813.54 MAN 30008748 2022-01-03 00:00:00 2021-09-13 2018-11-27 FIC