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A debut collection of short fiction presents four lively, distinctive novellas that explore such wide-ranging themes as the damaging impact of cleverness, the pitfalls of intellectual arrogance, the role of time in human affairs, and the complexities of identity. Original. 15,000 first printing.
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Acclaimed in England, these wicked and wonderfully entertaining novellas deal with the infinite human capacity for deception and self-deception. The four stories in this remarkably assured work are beautifully shaped and deftly plotted; each is narrated by a richly distinctive voice, and each ends with a genuine surprise. The themes are wide-ranging: the mysteries of identity, the pitfalls of intellectual arrogance, the damage wrought by cleverness, the role of time in human affairs. SEVERAL DECEPTIONS is a dazzling debut; it gleams with intelligence and wit.
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