New & Selected Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781326940294)

A boy watches his father fighting a famous Canadian wrestler and years later hears how his parents escaped from Poland. A man on holiday in Russia buys Chekhov's samovar from an old antique dealer. The death of a Chinese emperor leads to a search for his successor. A tired Pope goes on a secret holiday to a spa in Tuscany. Elvis arrives in Heaven to be greeted by an angel. On a snowy train journey across Canada several passengers reflect upon their pasts. An old, disgraced grandmaster visits a Portsmouth chess club. A young clerk in the post office takes a day off work with a twisted ankle. Two old university friends plan a performance for the Edinburgh Fringe. These stories are set in various countries. Some are comic, others speculatively serious or semi-autobiographical. The cover photograph is of Carraigh Fhada lighthouse on Islay.

Author: Roger Paige
ISBN-10: 1326940295
ISBN-13: 9781326940294
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2017
Pages: 568
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.15d