Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo
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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 authors previously published by Penguin or one of its imprints. Other authors included Vladimir Nabokov
, PD James, Roald Dahl
, George Orwell
and JK Galbraith.
The two stories in this collection were later published in the collection Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys
.
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.
Will Self
William Woodard "Will" Self is an English novelist and short story writer. His fictional style is known for being satirical, grotesque, and fantastical. He is a prolific commentator on contemporary British life, with regular appearances on Newsnight and Question Time...
was published as part of the Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
70th birthday celebration. The company printed 70 slimline editions with work by authors previously published by Penguin or one of its imprints. Other authors included Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a multilingual Russian novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist...
, PD James, Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander...
, George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
and JK Galbraith.
The two stories in this collection were later published in the collection Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys
First published in hard cover in April 1998 and paperback in March 1999 "Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough boys" is a collection of short fiction by English author Will Self. The New York Times Book Review said of the collection......
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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.