Cover art for Sex & Death
Published
Faber & Faber, October 2016
ISBN
9780571322435
Format
Softcover, 336 pages
Dimensions
23.4cm × 15.3cm × 2.4cm

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Sex and death are two of the most powerful, exhilarating and terrifying forces that define and shape the human experience.

In this provocative and haunting collection of short stories edited by two masters of the form, some of today's most compelling writers from around the globe - including Kevin Barry, Yiyun Li, Ben Marcus, Jon McGregor, Taiye Selasi and Ali Smith - explore these challenging themes with honesty, empathy and psychological acuity, in stories that are utterly dazzling.

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