num_pages: 240
description: In this, her first collection of short stories, Jeanette Winterson reveals all the facets of her extraordinary imagination. Whether transporting us to bizarre new geographies - a world where sleep is illegal, an island of diamonds where the rich wear jewellery made of coal - or recalling the joy and pain of owning a brand-new dog, Winterson proves herself a master of the short form. In prose that is almost tactile, full of imagery and word play, she creates worlds that are at once familiar yet shockingly strange. For anyone who has been moved by Jeanette Winterson's novels, The World and Other Places is essential a grand celebration of Winterson's gifts that spans her entire literary career.
language: English
title: The World and Other Places: Stories
titlecomplete: The World and Other Places: Stories
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Short Stories, Queer, LGBT, Female Authors, Literature, Contemporary, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 2448
publisher: Vintage Canada