An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life

Serpent's Tale, UK, 20022. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 220 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Serpent's Tale, UK, 20022. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for pen scribble on title page that may or may not be the author's signature. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Whether working in food service or in high-end retail, lit by a laptop in a sex chat or by the camera of an acclaimed film director, or sharing a flat in the city or a holiday rental in Mallorca, the protagonists of the ten stories comprising Paul Dalla Rosa's debut collection navigate the spaces between aspiration and delusion, ambition and aimlessness, the curated profile and the unreliable body. By turns unsparing and tender, Dalla Rosa explores our lives in late-stage Capitalism, where globalisation and its false promises of connectivity leave us further alienated and disenfranchised. Like the legendary Lucia Berlin and his contemporary Ottessa Moshfegh, Dalla Rosa is a masterful observer-and hilarious eviscerator-of our ugly, beautiful attempts at finding meaning in an ugly, beautiful world. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Short Stories; ISBN/EAN: 9781800810129. Inventory No: 24030122.. 9781800810129