Flash Harry And The Daughters Of Divine Light: And Other Stories

by Kevin Roberts

2020-12-30 00:46:30

An exciting first collection of stories by the author of Deep Line, West Country and S''neymous that mixes crisp social realism with long fanciful rambles and terse tales full of poetic symbolism: "Listen. Hear that tahonk tahonk tahonk out there in ... Read more
An exciting first collection of stories by the author of Deep Line, West Country and S''neymous that mixes crisp social realism with long fanciful rambles and terse tales full of poetic symbolism:

"Listen. Hear that tahonk tahonk tahonk out there in the dusk. That sound''s Flash Harry''s 10-14 Easthope. Timing''s out. That''s how Flash Harry he run the Merry Maid. Real bad retard. Real haywire, like that hippy draft dodger, he got everything wired together. He probably about the worst fisherman outa Squinteye Bay."

Roberts'' comic stories bear comparison with those of Hodgins and W.P. Kinsella. But he also shows himself a master of varying styles throughout this highly impressive debut volume, offering memorable naturalistic tales of anguish and terse evocations of poetic symbolism. Less

Book Details

File size8.5 X 5.25 X 0.75 in
Print pages94
PublisherHarbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
Publication date January 1, 1982
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780920080115
Kevin Roberts is a creative business leader and iconoclast whose current career roles include Executive Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, one of the world's most iconic advertising brands, and Head Coach...

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