Rivers of the Unspoilt World

Constantine's short stories explore the real and fictional, focusing on moments of connection and self-discovery. The characters are united by a desire for connection and hope, counteracting a loss of hope and belonging.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 99 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: Comma Press

Described as one of the UK's finest short story writers, Constantine intricately weaves fictional characters and events with the real to create new ways of seeing and connecting our past, present, and possible futures. With extraordinary patience and precision, these stories centre on moments, conversations, meetings that feel like small details picked out from a larger tapestry. From the academic in Paris, researching and processing the atrocities of the 1871 Paris Commune, to the young biographer who tries to befriend the ailing poet Hoelderlin, the characters in this collection are united by an urge for connection, a desire to better know themselves - and the world around them - to counteract a loss of hope and belonging.

Described as one of the UK's finest short story writers, Constantine intricately weaves fictional characters and events with the real to create new ways of seeing and connecting our past, present, and possible futures. With extraordinary patience and precision, these stories centre on moments, conversations, meetings that feel like small details picked out from a larger tapestry. From the academic in Paris, researching and processing the atrocities of the 1871 Paris Commune, to the young biographer who tries to befriend the ailing poet Hoelderlin, the characters in this collection are united by an urge for connection, a desire to better know themselves - and the world around them - to counteract a loss of hope and belonging.

Weight: 254g
Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912697564