Burning Angel and Other Stories

Lawrence Osborne

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Vintage
12 November 2024

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

Cult favourite Osborne is perfectly suited to short stories; some of which have already been snapped up by film companies

'Brilliant' SUNDAY TIMES 'Compelling and unnerving' SPECTATOR

This first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere - and characters out of their depth

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A deaf girl hired as a maid by a wealthy New York couple turns the tables on her obliviously abusive employers and answers blackmail with blackmail. A psychiatrist treating a girl in rural England becomes ensnared in a love affair that threatens to destroy her career. A naive young linguist sent to the forests of Irian Jaya is manipulated into betraying her mission by a ruthless and disturbed pastor.

Lawrence Osborne's stories explore characters lost in the shadowed borders between the mundane, the fantastical and the violence of the natural world.

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'This is stylish, subversive fiction from a writer at the top of his game' New Statesman, Books of the Year

'If you appreciate stories with stings in the tail, you will enjoy this fiendishly cunning new collection' Mail on Sunday

By: Lawrence Osborne
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 247g
ISBN: 9781529114966
ISBN 10: 1529114969
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 12 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in England, Lawrence Osborne is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Forgiven, The Ballad of a Small Player, Hunters in the Dark, Beautiful Animals, Only to Sleep- A Philip Marlowe novel (commissioned by the Raymond Chandler estate) and The Glass Kingdom. His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including Bangkok Days, The Naked Tourist and The Wet and the Dry. His short story 'Volcano' was selected for Best American Short Stories 2012. The Forgiven, starring Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith and Jessica Chastain was released in 2022. Osborne lives in Bangkok.

Reviews for Burning Angel and Other Stories

Brilliant... clear but strong, full of mood and meaning -- Bryan Appleyard * SUNDAY TIMES * Compelling and unnerving -- Emily Rhodes * SPECTATOR * If you appreciate stories with stings in the tail, you will enjoy this fiendishly cunning new collection... Osborne not only has the knack of keeping readers guessing, but the rarer gift of drawing them into the interior world of his characters * Mail on Sunday * This is stylish, subversive fiction from a writer at the top of his game * NEW STATESMAN, *Books of the Year* *