The Seven Deadly Sins: A Celebration of Virtue and Vice - Hardcover

McEwen, Todd; Sutherland, John; Smith, Ali; Rowson, Martin; Evans, Dylan; Barker, Nicola; Flusfeder, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908526157 ISBN 13: 9781908526151

Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

In this lively collection of new writing, seven of our most acclaimed authors and thinkers go head to head with Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, Sloth and Vanity to explore what we really mean when we talk about sin. The resulting mixture of erudite and playful essays and startling new fiction might not make you a better person, but it will certainly give you pause for thought when you’re next laying the law down or – heaven forfend – about to do something beyond the pale yourself.

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About the Author:

Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.TODD McEWEN was born in California and burnished in New York. His previous novels include McX: A Romance of the Dour, Who Sleeps with Katz and, most recently, The Five Simple Machines. Long a resident of Edinburgh, he cannot think what is to be done.Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.

John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor Emeritus, UCL. He has taught at the Universities of Edinburgh, London and at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of many books on many subjects. He is well known as a journalist (of a high and low kind) and reviewer and was the Chair of the Man Booker Prize committee in 2005.

Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.Formerly the Editor of Granta, Alex Clark is a critic, literary journalist and editor-at-large at Union Books.

Review:

'It needn't be a guilty pleasure to enjoy reading these entertaining, educative pieces about the thin line between virtue and vice.' New Review (Observer) 'Elegant...Sharp and amusing... This is often NSFT (not safe for trains) laugh-out-loud stuff (lol), but also as multi-layered and thought-provoking as some of the more conventionally structured work that precedes it.' -- Keith Bruce Herald 'An enticing and beautifully illustrated collection.' -- Anita Sethi Observer

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1908526157
• ISBN 13: 9781908526151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Clark Alex, Porter Rosalind