For Everyone Concerned: & Other Stories

By Damien Wilkins

Witty and acute, this daring collection of stories is a sharp-eyed look at modern relationships and the pressures and delights of everyday life. With control and humor, this ensemble of fables, satires, notes to self, snapshots, and vignettes from one of New Zealand's finest authors offers beautiful yet disquieting views of contemporary living in easy, conversational tones.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victoria University Press
• Release date: Apr 1, 2008
• ISBN: 9780864736703

Damien Wilkins

Damien Wilkins is one of New Zealand’s leading writers. He is the author of short stories, poetry and seven novels, including the New Zealand Book Award-winning The Miserables and The Fainter, which was shortlisted for both the Montana New Zealand Book Awards and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. He lives in Wellington, where he is the Director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University.

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