The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story
  • Published: 27 June 2019
  • ISBN: 9780141986210
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $26.99

The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story

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27 Jun 2019
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4 Oct 2018
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A spectacular treasury of the best British short stories published in the last twenty years

We are living in a particularly rich period for British short stories. Despite the relative lack of venues in which they can be published, the challenge the medium represents has attracted many remarkable writers. Philip Hensher, following the great success of his definitive two-volume The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, has been reading a vast trove of material and has chosen thirty great stories, written between the death of Princess Diana and the present day.
  • Published: 27 June 2019
  • ISBN: 9780141986210
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $26.99
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Praise for The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story

Like its predecessors, this volume is a feast, and every morsel worth savouring

Literary Review

Sometimes - not often - a book comes along that feels like Christmas. A Santa's sack of goodies to be unwrapped, revealing ever more lovely treats. Philip Hensher's timely, but timeless, selection of the best short stories from the past 20 years is that kind of book. In fact, his introduction is as enriching as anything that has been published this year.

Melissa Katsoulis, The Times
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