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The BBC International Short Story Award 2012Edited by Clive AndersonForeword by
Categories: 20th Century, 21st Century, African, American, Anthologies, Australian, BAME, British, Irish
Imprint: Comma Press Publisher: Comma Press Available as:
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Lucy Caldwell, M.J. Hyland, Deborah Levy, Carrie Tiffany, Adam Ross, Chris Womersley, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Julian Gough, Krys Lee & Miroslav Penkov Brevity may be the soul of wit, but as Clive Anderson argues in his introduction to this collection, it is also, very often, the hard-won soul of great literature. What remains unsaid – just as much as what is said – distinguishes a great story: whether it is through subtle gaps in a narrative or the intentional concealment of things. Absence and disappearance provide recurring themes in the ten stories shortlisted for this year’s Award: the abandonment of family members – estranged wives and errant husbands; the loss of a childhood friend and computer games mentor; or the convenient vanishing of whatever we deem disposable – through a portable, pocket-sized black hole. In 2012, to mark the London Olympics, the BBC has opened the Award up to English-speaking writers from around the world. The ten shortlisted stories assembled here – from as far afield as South Africa, North America, Australia, Ireland and the Balkans – show the extraordinary diversity and richness of the short story as a truly global form. This year’s judges included authors Anjali Joseph, Ross Raisin and Michèle Roberts, BBC Editor of Readings, Di Speirs, and the broadcaster and comedian Clive Anderson, who also chaired the panel. |
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