The One That Got Away (Short Stories) - 9798893851113
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Product Details
Author:
Zoë Wicomb
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
192
Publisher:
The New Press (November 3, 2026)
Imprint:
The New Press
Release Date:
November 3, 2026
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9798893851113
Weight:
12oz
Dimensions:
5.25" x 8"
File:
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Folder:
TWO RIVERS
List Price:
$17.99
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
24
As low as:
$13.85
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
A
Overview
Short stories from the award-winning South African author, which J.M. Coetzee says “combine the coolly interrogative gaze of the outsider with an insider’s intimate warmth.”
Zoë Wicomb’s debut short story collection, You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, won critical acclaim across the globe as well as high praise from fellow authors including Toni Morrison, J. M. Coetzee, Bharati Mukherjee, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Then, after two novels, Wicomb returned to the genre that first brought her international acclaim.
Zoë Wicomb’s debut short story collection, You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, won critical acclaim across the globe as well as high praise from fellow authors including Toni Morrison, J. M. Coetzee, Bharati Mukherjee, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Then, after two novels, Wicomb returned to the genre that first brought her international acclaim.
Set mostly in the South African city of Cape Town and the Scottish city of Glasgow, this collection of short stories straddles two worlds, translating each character’s experience and life from one culture to another. With an array of expertly drawn characters, twelve tales explore a range of human relationships: marriage, friendship, family, and the fraught yet often intimate relations between those who serve and those who are served.
Full of ironic twists, ambiguities, and moments of startling insight, The One That Got Away showcases this award–winning author at the height of her ability.
