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First Love, Last Rites: Stories
First Love, Last Rites: Stories
First Love, Last Rites: Stories
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First Love, Last Rites: Stories

Written by Ian McEwan

Narrated by Steven Crossley

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Ian McEwan's Somerset Maugham Award-winning collection First Love, Last Rites brought him instant recognition as one of the most influential voices writing in England today. Taut, brooding, and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness. These tales are as horrifying as anything written by Clive Barker or Stephen King, but they are crafted with a lyricism and intensity that compel us to confront our secret kinship with the horrifying.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 28, 2014
ISBN9781490618937
First Love, Last Rites: Stories
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Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan (Aldershot, Reino Unido, 1948) se licenció en Literatura Inglesa en la Universidad de Sussex y es uno de los miembros más destacados de su muy brillante generación. En Anagrama se han publicado sus dos libros de relatos, Primer amor, últimos ritos (Premio Somerset Maugham) y Entre las sábanas, las novelas El placer del viajero, Niños en el tiempo (Premio Whitbread y Premio Fémina), El inocente, Los perros negros, Amor perdurable, Amsterdam (Premio Booker), Expiación (que ha obtenido, entre otros premios, el WH Smith Literary Award, el People’s Booker y el Commonwealth Eurasia), Sábado (Premio James Tait Black), En las nubes, Chesil Beach (National Book Award), Solar (Premio Wodehouse), Operación Dulce, La ley del menor, Cáscara de nuez, Máquinas como yo, La cucaracha y Lecciones y el breve ensayo El espacio de la imaginación. McEwan ha sido galardonado con el Premio Shakespeare. Foto © Maria Teresa Slanzi.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A collection of short stories, mainly about teenagers and little kids experiencing first love and sex. Very interesting stories, but also very bizarre. Not for the faint-hearted. Nothing gets spelled out explicitly, you have to come up with your own solutions to many of the stories, so when I finished the book, I went somewhat “Ahem, oooookay, do I feel stupid or what?” If you are into the somewhat quirky, try it….
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A lot of people will probably view this collection as incredibly bizarre, considering that the subject matter has mostly to do with sexual perversion. Some of the stories were just TOO weird for me, for example "Disguises" and "First Love, Last Rites."I did love several of them, though, even though their subjects were often disturbing. I found "Homemade," "Solid Geometry," "The Last Day of Summer," and "Butterflies" all to be superbly excellent.All in all, a great collection, though I do wonder at the inspiration.