The State of Us

Charlie Hill author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Fly on the Wall Press

Published:28th Apr '23

Should be back in stock very soon

The State of Us cover

Satire from experienced writer Charlie Hill, who has been interviewed by Mariella Frostrup on BBC Radio 4's Open Book.

In Charlie Hill's satirical short story collection, people stare. Behind twitching curtains. Behind the lens of a camera. With an eye reminiscent of Samuel Beckett, Charlie Hill invites you to be privy to strange social experiments, laugh at the pomp of the privileged classes and dwell in space."this is no fairy story but a story of human beings" In Charlie Hill's satirical short story collection, people stare. Behind twitching curtains. Behind the lens of a camera. With an eye reminiscent of Samuel Beckett, Charlie Hill invites you to be privy to strange social experiments, laugh at the pomp of the privileged classes and dwell in space, floating in the introspection of your solitary thoughts. As these stories delve into questions of human nature, you just might recognise yourself...

'Wonderful - a collection of brilliantly inventive absurdist tales from our increasingly fictional reality. If Kafka had come from Birmingham and written about climate change, feminism, war, food, parenting and space travel, then the result might well have resembled The State of Us. The best sort of hilarious and poignant satire*' - Joanna Kavenna, novelist; 'An excellent collection that captures something essential about humanity...Hill has an auteur's eye for a perfectly-timed hard cut.' - Will Ashon, Author of 'Clear Water' (Faber); 'tremendous storytelling verve' - Ruth Gilligan; 'Charlie Hill is a real writer' - Jim Crace

ISBN: 9781915789020

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90 pages