Michel Faber
Autor/a de The Crimson Petal and the White
Sobre l'autor
Michel Faber was born in The Hague, Netherlands on April 13, 1960. He was educated at the University of Melbourne. His books include The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fahrenheit Twins, Under the Skin, The Apple, and The Book of Strange New Things. He is also the author of two novellas, The mostra'n més Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps and The Courage Consort. He won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. He made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title The Book of Strange New Things. This title also made the shortlist for the Arthur C Clarke Award for science-fiction in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Obres de Michel Faber
All the King's Horses and Other Stories: Winners of the 2005/6 Short Histories Prize (2006) — Introducció — 3 exemplars
The Two Hellos 2 exemplars
The Smallness of the Action {story} 1 exemplars
2004 1 exemplars
Serious Swimmers {story} 1 exemplars
A Hole With Two Ends {story} 1 exemplars
Someone to Kiss It Better {story} 1 exemplars
All Black {story} 1 exemplars
Tabitha Warren {story} 1 exemplars
Beyond Pain {story} 1 exemplars
Explaining Coconuts {story} 1 exemplars
Flesh Remains Flesh {story} 1 exemplars
Mouse {story} 1 exemplars
Andy Comes Back {story} 1 exemplars
The Eyes of the Soul {story} 1 exemplars
Finesse {story} 1 exemplars
The Safehouse {story} — Autor — 1 exemplars
Walking After Midnight {story} 1 exemplars
Fortress / Deer Park {story} 1 exemplars
Το άλικο και το λευκό 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Faber, Michel
- Data de naixement
- 1960-04-13
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Nederland
- Lloc de naixement
- Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Llocs de residència
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australië
Inverness, Schotland, Groot-Brittannië - Educació
- University of Melbourne
- Professions
- nurse
journalist
fiction writer
Membres
Converses
The Crimson Petal and the White on TV a Book talk (maig 2011)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Overdue Podcast (2)
Best Dystopias (2)
My TBR (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 42
- També de
- 8
- Membres
- 14,581
- Popularitat
- #1,577
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 586
- ISBN
- 293
- Llengües
- 20
- Preferit
- 59
There was a pause while God and the other child both held their breath, then nothing. God had lost him.
God jumped up and stood on his chair, putting his face close to the planet as it hung there. Even in the darkness he could see the white of the poles, some jet-streams, clouds. He could not, of course, see the boy who had whispered to him.
‘Hello,’ he whispered back, his lips touching the exosphere. ‘It’s me. I’m right here.’
Some Rain Must Fall: As a teacher whose students primarily belong to the ages of 6 and 12, this story struck a particular chord. Frances is called to substitute a teacher who left her position due to mysterious (for us readers) circumstances. Her calm manner and kindness for the children provide the shelter the little ones desperately need. And all the while, the rain falls and falls…A tender and shocking story.
Fish: A mother and a daughter try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world that puts their lives and their relationship at risk. Faber turns a world where fish float in the air into a masterpiece of psychological horror.
In Case of Vertigo: A nun living alone in absolute isolation shows us the beauty of Life and the merciless presence of Death.
Toy Story: In a moving, bittersweet story, God-child discovers the Earth in the discarded junk of an abandoned universe.
Miss Fatt and Miss Thinne: Miss Fatt is a voluptuous aspiring actress and Miss Thinne is a slender, polite nurse. Best friends for years, they excel in their respective fields. Until one day, Miss Fatt decides to eat more and more and Miss Thinne decides to stop eating altogether. And their world crumbles…
Half a Million Pounds and a Miracle: A quirky duo is in charge of the renovations in St Hilda’s church in Scotland. But what happens when the statue of the Virgin Mary is smashed beyond repair?
The Red Cement Truck: In a brilliant story that will make you extremely uncomfortable, a woman haunts her murderer in the most unusual of ways.
Somewhere Warm and Comfortable: An eleven-year-old, who is too eager to become a man, is initiated into the world of teens and their irresponsibility the hard way…
Nina’s Hand: In a touching story, Nina’s right hand chronicles her emotional demise.
The Crust of Hell: What happens to a raindrop after it hits the soil of the desert? This is the beginning of Ivan’s research in Africa as we witness the dynamics in his family, in a place forgotten and - potentially - hostile.
The Gossip Cell: This story was disappointing. I have no time to care about the hysterics and sexual frustration of a family of utter idiots.
Accountability: A thirteen-year-old girl tries to save herself and her grandmother from the abuse of her stepfather. Set in a city close to Melbourne, this story will make your blood run cold.
Pidgin American: In a poignant story full of wit and bittersweet nostalgia, we follow a young Polish woman’s observations of London, Poland, and questions of cultural identity. A marvellous example of remarking without ‘preaching’.
The Tunnel of Love: Two people with troubled troubled pasts and troubling presents try to make ends meet in the toxic field of the sex industry.
Sheep: Five artists are practically imprisoned in a remote estate in the Scottish Highlands by an ‘’Art Lover’’. It pains me to say that this story felt incomprehensible and devoid of any meaning whatsoever. Not the best way to end an, otherwise, memorable collection…
Recently, Ralph Fiennes, one of the greatest actors to ever grace this miserable planet, received the venom of woke fiends, pseudo-feministic Meanads and the rest of the illiterate TikTok mob who have the notion they belong in the human race. Why? Because he claimed that having trigger warnings in Theatre is completely pointless, that the audience of today has gone all soft, naive, and frankly, unable to think straight.
Same goes for the readers of today. Short stories are meant to make you uncomfortable, to question everything.
Don’t like it? Don’t read it! Don’t watch it! Leave the rest of us (who are the VAST majority) to enjoy it. And have a bath. Or two. You stink stupid.
In other news, Faber’s debut collection showcases his unique talent.
My reviews can also be found on https://theopinionatedreaderblog.wordpress.com… (més)