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Several Deceptions : Four Novellas - Jane Stevenson

Several Deceptions

Four Novellas

By: Jane Stevenson

Paperback | 19 September 2000

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Acclaimed in England, these wicked and wonderfully entertaining novellas deal with the infinite human capacity for deception and self-deception. The four stories in this remarkably assured work are beautifully shaped and deftly plotted; each is narrated by a richly distinctive voice, and each ends with a genuine surprise. The themes are wide-ranging: the mysteries of identity, the pitfalls of intellectual arrogance, the damage wrought by cleverness, the role of time in human affairs.
SEVERAL DECEPTIONS is a dazzling debut; it gleams with intelligence and wit.
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"Like a small box of chocolate truffles, these delicious novellas. . . should be carried in a handbag or briefcase . . . for a quick hit of wit or the jolt of a . . . clever surprise ending." ""Several Deceptions" delights with its verve and intelligence..." "Witty . . . cultured and ironic . . . lavish and precise at evoking place through culture and language." "An impressive first collection . . . These stories are refreshingly, unapologetically erudite. They are also extremely funny." " An impressive first collection . . . These stories are refreshingly, unapologetically erudite. They are also extremely funny." "Four exquisitely crafted novellas introduce a brilliant new writer." --Harpers & Queen An impressive first collection . . . These stories are refreshingly, unapologetically erudite. They are also extremely funny. Observer Here is a gossipy, smart, critical, intellectual, high-spirited and literate voice. It is like a secret retreat where readers can simply rejoice in intelligent, stylish prose. Times Literary Supplement "Witty . . . cultured and ironic . . . lavish and precise at evoking place through culture and language." The San Diego Union-Tribune "Like a small box of chocolate truffles, these delicious novellas. . . should be carried in a handbag or briefcase . . . for a quick hit of wit or the jolt of a . . . clever surprise ending." USA Today" " Here is a gossipy, smart, critical, intellectual, high-spirited and literate voice. It is like a secret retreat where readers can simply rejoice in intelligent, stylish prose." "Here is a gossipy, smart, critical, intellectual, high-spirited and literate voice. It is like a secret retreat where readers can simply rejoice in intelligent, stylish prose."

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