When Mr Putin Stole My Painting
Subtitle: Ten Short Stories
Publisher: Quartet Books Ltd
Published: Nov 02, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780704373976
Description: A portrait of a Russian officer, bought from a crooked Lebanese art dealer, causes mysterious events and strange men come calling; a cat, tortured in pre-Revolutionary France, returns to wreak revenge; a German soldier deserts to see his mother in a devastated Germany with surprising consequences; an exotic birdcage seems possessed of strange powers to its new owner ... just four synopses of ten remarkable stories heralding a remarkable debut. Joannah Yacoub writes with verve, considerable insight and a wonderful range of vocabulary. Sophisticated and profoundly moving, here is a new writer of startling virtuosity.
Notes: Source title: When Mr Putin Stole My Painting: Ten Short Stories