The Decibel Penguin Prize Anthology: Volume 1

Oct 27, 2024 8:22 PM

Anthology of winning entries in The decibel Penguin Prize.

Reviews

Alison MacLeod is a strikingly original voice. Her stories create intimate worlds and make the reader live in them with an intensity which is haunting, disturbing and above all beguiling

—— Helen Dunmore

Alison MacLeod's collection of stories is a baker's dozen of excellence book-ended by brilliance

—— Time Out

Fragmentary evocations of desire and its mysteries, passing glimpses into minds and hearts: tender; pierced; translucent

—— Guardian

Beautifully crafted, they range from brilliantly observed humour to the haunting and heart-rending. Immensely readable

—— Big Issue

Almost unbearably moving

—— Terry Eagleton, on ‘Dirty Weekend’

Brilliant . . . a jolt of thought electrifying the clogged tissue of the human heart

—— Alex Linklater, on ‘Radiant Heat’

Stunning

—— David Goodhart, on ‘Sacred Heart’ , Prospect

Etgar Keret is the voice of young Israel

—— Independent

One of the greatest short story writers alive

—— Ben Rice

One of the most important writers alive... enchantingly witty

—— Clive James

Etgar Keret's extraordinary imagination sets the reader free from slogans and headlines

—— Linda Grant

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