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Piece (short Story)
''The State of the Art'' is a short story collection by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1991. The collection includes some stories originally published under his other byline "Iain Banks", as well as the title novella and others set in Banks's Culture fictional universe. The non-SF stories in the collection are the only non-SF stories published under his Iain M. Banks name. Editions The collection was published in the US in 2004 by Night Shade Books, in hardback () and limited editions (). The limited edition contains work by Banks not found in the UK version. A Trade Paperback edition was printed in Canada in 2007 by Night Shade Books, () It contains the additional text 'A Few Notes on the Culture'. Contents * "Road of Skulls". Originally published in the anthology ''20 under 35'', Peter Straus (ed.) 1988, Sceptre, . *:Two men in a carriage travel over the eponymous Road of Skulls, to reach a distant City that seems to be constantly retreating and producin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roz Kaveney
Roz Kaveney (born 9 July 1949) is a British writer, critic, and poet, best known for her critical works about pop culture and for being a core member of the Midnight Rose collective. Kaveney's works include fiction and non-fiction, poetry, reviewing, and editing. Kaveney is also a transgender rights activist. She has contributed to several newspapers such as ''The Independent'' and ''The Guardian''. She is also a founding member of Feminists Against Censorship and a former deputy chair of Liberty. She was deputy editor of the transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...-related magazine ''META''. Early life and transition Kaveney attended Pembroke College, Oxford, where she participated in a poetry group that had a particular interest in Martian poetry and shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
