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A review by jennygaitskell
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories by Malcolm Bradbury
5.0
A collection of brilliant short stories from 1945 to the 80s, ranging across genres: crime, war, magic realism, social manners, kitchen sink, science fiction.
Some of the writing is so good it made me squeal. There are so many delicious surprises, in style, plot and how the short form is used. I was pleased to see the 'rules' for short stories being broken.
The early part of the anthology has more middle class problems than I'm interested in, but I can hardly blame stories for being of their time.
Some of the writing is so good it made me squeal. There are so many delicious surprises, in style, plot and how the short form is used. I was pleased to see the 'rules' for short stories being broken.
The early part of the anthology has more middle class problems than I'm interested in, but I can hardly blame stories for being of their time.