Name: Pretty Ugly
Brand: Kirsty Gunn

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9781914236419

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Paperback

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Limited edition

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2024-08-19

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Rough Trade Books (Firm Sale) Ltd.

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Kirsty Gunn

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Contradictions (both real and apparent), oppositions, enigmas, provocations, challenges—this is the kind of material that makes a life, and is the kind of material that, in fiction, one is never quite sure of. With&nbsp;Pretty Ugly,&nbsp;Kirsty Gunn&nbsp;reminds us again that she is a master of just such material, presenting ambiguity and complication as the essence of the storyteller’s endeavour.The sheer force of life that&nbsp;Gunn&nbsp;is able to load these stories up with is both testament to her unrivalled skill and an exercise in what she describes as ‘reading and writing ugly’, in order to pursue the deeper truths that lie at the heart of both the human imagination and human rationality.So here we have all the strange and seemingly impossible dualities that make up real life—and pretty ugly it can be, as well as beautiful, hopeful, bleak, difficult, exhilarating. But never, ever dull.

Pretty Ugly

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Discover Pretty Ugly by Kirsty Gunn. A masterful exploration of life's contradictions and complexities. Available in book format from Rough Trade Books.