Speaking with the Angel
July 21st, 2006
Compiled by Nick Hornby and featuring brand new stories from some of the most lauded and original voices in the literary world on both sides of the Atlantic, Speaking with the Angel’s proceeds benefit education charities for children with autism.
“An exemplary gathering of bright literary lights from both sides of the Atlantic…quirky, colorful, and alive.”
—New York Times Book Review
“The book most likely to top the literate hipster’s charts this season.”
—Time Out New York
“Kinetic, witty and, most important, soulful in unexpected ways, these stories help us transcend the mundane and look toward the heavens, smiling.”
—Newsday
“The most engaging fiction anthology in recent memory.”
—Vogue
“An outstandingly good collection…Each story [is] permeated with deadpan wit, modernity, and a unique sense of awfulness.”
—The Spectator (London)
”Delicious.”
—The Evening Standard (London)
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