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This Person and The Man on the Stairs

Two stories, by turns funny, unsettling and dark, culminating in the tale of a house intruder. Introduced by the author. Read by Bryony Hannah. From September 2015.

Two stories, by turns funny, unsettling and dark, from Miranda July's critically acclaimed story collection.

Read by Bryony Hannah

Intimate and original, dark, quirky and tender, award-winning filmmaker and performing artist Miranda July brings her extraordinary imagination to the page to produce her first collection of short stories. When first published in 2007, David Eggers wrote;

"these stories are incredibly charming, beautifully written, frequently laugh-out-loud funny, and even, a dozen or so times, profound."

David Byrne said; "Miranda July's is a beautiful, odd, original voice - seductive, sometimes erotic and a little creepy too."

The collection was winner of the Frank O'Connor 2007 International Short Story Award.

Miranda July's first feature-length film, 'Me You and Everyone We Know', which opened in 2005, won The CamΓ©ra d'Or prize in Cannes; the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival; Best First Feature at the Philadelphia Film Festival; Feature Audience Award for Best Narrative at the San Francisco International Film Festival; and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

July's first novel The First Bad Man was published in January 2015.

Producer: Karen Rose

Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra by Sweet Talk Productions.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 23 Nov 2017 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Thu 17 Sep 2015 11:00
  • Thu 17 Sep 2015 21:00
  • Thu 23 Nov 2017 11:00
  • Thu 23 Nov 2017 21:00