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Agnes Owens

    Agnes Owens byla skotská autorka, jejíž dílo se noří do hlubin lidské zkušenosti s pronikavou upřímností. S neochvějným pohledem zachycuje syrové realitu života a zkoumá témata odolnosti a hledání identity. Její styl je často popisován jako drsný a přímý, ale zároveň prodchnutý hlubokým soucitem. Owens nabízí čtenářům jedinečný pohled na život, který je zároveň náročný i neuvěřitelně lidský.

    Lean tales
    • Lean tales

      • 288 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení

      Each selection of stories is preceded by a detailed portrait, drawn by Gray, above a reproduction of the writer's signature. The collection ends, as do so many of Gray's books, with a chapter detailing how the book got written. Postscript is a detailed memoir of Gray and Kelman, among others, attending Philip Hobsbaum's writing group in the 70s and their friendship with Agnes Owens. Gray had agreed to produce another collection of short stories, but didn't have enough written to fill a book on his own. So he used his position to help friends that he thoughts deserved the boost of publication by a major London-based publishing house. His decision has since been vindicated and the collection is seen as an early display of three talents that would be of great importance to the boom in Scottish writing in the late-80s/early-90s. Owens has since had several well-received novels published and Kelman has won the Booker prize.

      Lean tales1995
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