num_pages: 344
description: This collection of the best of Iain Crichton Smith's short fiction brings together not one but many voices, both public and private. Ranging from inner promptings towards self-discovery, through the unconscious comedy of everyday speech, to the rantings of near madness, these stories display the peaks of Smith's wry, surrealistic humour, and his confessional mode in re-telling the past. The longer stories, illustrative of Smith's novels, are represented by 'Murdo' and the seminal 'The Black and the Red'. There are also outstanding short pieces such as 'Listen to the Voice' and the poignant vignette, 'The Dying'.
language: English
title: Listen To The Voice: Selected Stories
titlecomplete: Listen To The Voice: Selected Stories (Canongate Classics)
genres: Short Stories
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Canongate Books