Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo
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| Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo | |
 The Book's Cover |
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| Author | Will Self |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short Story Collection |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication date | 5 June 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 64 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0141022741 |
| Preceded by | The Sweet Smell of Psychosis 1996 |
| Followed by | Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys 1998 |
This short collection of work by Will Self was published as part of the Penguin Books 70th birthday celebration. The company printed 70 slimline editions with work by authours previously published by Penguin or one of it's imprints. Other authors included Vladimir Nabokov, PD James, Roald Dahl, George Orwell and JK Galbraith.[1]
The two stories in this collection were latter published in the collection Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys.
Contents |
[edit] Stories
Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo: A Manual
Bill Bywater recounts the faults of the automobile, all the while failing to live his love life to the full.
A Story for Europe
A two year old child begins to display a curious style of gibberish. Meanwhile Herr Doktor Zweijerig, a German businessman, begins to collapse mentally.
[edit] Short story collections by the same Author
- The Quantity Theory of Insanity (short stories) 1991
- Grey Area (short stories) 1994
- The Sweet Smell of Psychosis (illustrated novella) 1996
- Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo (short stories) 1998
- Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys (short stories) 1998
- Dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe (short stories) 2004
- The Undivided Self: Selected Stories (short stories) Scheduled 2008
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/minisites/happybirthdaypenguin/content.html |Penguin at 70 Collection
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