- Published: 02/04/2015
- ISBN: 9781847087683
- 130x20mm
- 384 pages
We’re Flying
Peter Stamm
Translated by Michael Hofmann
The stories here possess all the qualities that have built Peter Stamm’s reputation as one of the very finest European writers alive today – the undemonstrative prose, the deceptive simplicity of the storylines, and the calm, clear understanding of psychology and emotions. In ‘Expectations’, we meet a woman who becomes involved with her younger upstairs neighbour; in ‘The Result’, a man waiting for the outcome of medical tests; and in ‘Sweet Dreams’, a young couple learning to navigate the thrills and complications of cohabitation. A master of the short story, Stamm does not spare the reader’s feelings — and nor does he waste a word.
£9.99
Peter Stamm is an extraordinary author who can make the ordinary absolutely electrifying. These stories are as subtle as they appear to be beguilingly simple, keeping readers on the edge of their seats... Hard to recommend too highly
Tim Parks, Books of the Year, The Times
The problem with this bleak but brilliant story collection is that it's too hard to put down... Stamm's ability to explore dark secrets and lead them towards the light of reason may be cool, even clinical, but it is never completely heartless and is always unforgettable
Eileen Battersby, Irish Times
We're Flying is a winning collection. Stamm's prose is deceptively simple. His voice is original, assured and utterly beguiling
Daily Mail
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