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A gorgeously jacketed hardcover anthology of classic stories set in Berlin, by an international array of brilliant writers.Berlin has long been a magnet for writers and artists from all over. Since the nineteenth century, when Dostoevsky...

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This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones. The most famous authors are here, and many others, including some magnificent stories never republished since...

A moving and timely story of two families, damaged in different ways, exploring what a nation is made of and how history can be mastered by curiosity and faith in people who might be ostensibly different to us. From the author of "The...

A collection of short stories from the author of Man Booker Prize shortlisted "The Northern Clemency, The Emperor Waltz, King Of The Badgers" and many others. The tales range from Sudan to southern India. Hensher also edited the "Penguin...

Philip Hensher is the editor of the highly-praised two-volume Penguin Book of the British Short Story. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. His most recent novel is The Friendly Ones (2018). von Hensher, Philip

Philip Hensher is the editor of the highly-praised two-volume Penguin Book of the British Short Story. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. His most recent novel is The Friendly Ones (2018). von Hensher, Philip

A Small Revolution in Germany von Hensher, Philip

'Excellent, entertaining and ingenious ... from Oscar Wilde to Arthur Conan Doyle, this fine anthology celebrates one of the richest moments in Britain's literary history' Sunday TimesThe quarter century or so before the outbreak of the...

A Small Revolution in Germany is about growing up, or refusing to accept what growing up means; it's about the small dishonest pacts that people make with their own futures; and it's about the rare and joyous refusal to be disillusioned....

'Excellent, entertaining and ingenious ... from Oscar Wilde to Arthur Conan Doyle, this fine anthology celebrates one of the richest moments in Britain's literary history' Sunday TimesThe quarter century between 1890 and the outbreak of...