num_pages: 276
description: One of the most original and daring writers in English letters, Michel Faber shows his incredible mastery of wildly diverse literary forms with this, his long-awaited second collection of stories. Faber’ s characters in these 17 fictions are often dislocated— fragile beings confronting moments of fracture— in worlds that are both real and surreal. From the achingly sad lives of “ The Safehouse” to the moments of exquisite happiness in “ Vanilla-right Like Eminem” to the futuristic savagery of “ The Fahrenheit Twins,” these are fearless stories that crack our humanity wide open. With his brilliant characterization and pitch-perfect prose, Michel Faber has produced a short story collection that will seal his reputation as one of our most arresting and gifted writers.
language: English
title: The Fahrenheit Twins
titlecomplete: The Fahrenheit Twins
genres: British Literature, Unfinished, 21st Century, Surreal, Short Stories, Novels, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 1152
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: BBC National Short Story Award
category: 'The Safehouse'
publisher: Canongate