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Field Study

Rachel Seiffert

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English
Vintage
02 May 2005
'Contains vast themes of war and kinship, grief and terror, love and trust. This is the short story at its best' - Sunday Times

Rachel Seiffert, author of The Dark Room, powerfully evokes our need for human connection in this brilliant and haunting group of stories. From the title piece, in which a young biologist conceals his discoveries at a polluted river from a local woman, to the family aided by an enemy in 'The Crossing', to the old man weighing his regrets in 'Francis John Jones, 1924 -' Seiffert's acclaimed, refined prose movingly captures the lives of her characters in their most essential, secret moments.

A Rocky Mountain News Best Book of the Year.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   192g
ISBN:   9780099461784
ISBN 10:   0099461781
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

The daughter of an Australian father and a German mother, Rachel Seiffert was born in Oxford and lives in London. She is the author the Booker-shortlisted novel The Dark Room.

Reviews for Field Study

'The Crossing' has all the leanness of Hemingway's short fiction... In Seiffert's hands, the tale becomes a tense parable set at the dangerous intersection of trust, desperation and xenophobia * New York Times Book Review * Vivid, just and heartfelt * Daily Telegraph * It is extraordinary to experience these fictions... Not even the achievement of The Dark Room, its maturity and courage, will quite prepare the reader for the subtle art at work throughout these stories * Irish Times * Seiffert is a writer of great delicacy and toughness...good story begetting good story after good story * Guardian * A magnificent collection: striking, moving, and deeply thought-provoking * Financial Times *


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