Chemistry And Other Stories

Adored By Critics And Readers Alike, Tim Pears' Writing Has Sold 150,000 Copies Tcm And Been Compared To The Works Of Robert Macfarlane, William Faulkner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Cormac Mccarthy, Laurie Lee, Lp Hartley, Thomas Hardy, Flora Thompson, Cynan Jones And Ben Myersbringing Together Short Stories Written Throughout Pears' Writing Life, Chemistry Is A Masterclass In The Perfection Of The Art Form - Wry, Dark, Tender And Arresting, Capturing Those Strange And Fragile Moments Of Intimacy That Make Up A Lifetim Pears Is The Winner Of A Lannan Prize And The Author Of Ten Novels, Including In The Place Of Fallen Leaves Winner Of The Hawthornden Prize And The Ruth Hadden Memorial Award, In A Land Of Plenty Made Into A Ten-Part Bbc Series, Landed Shortlisted For The Impac Dublin Literary Award 2012 And The Royal Society Of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2011, Winner Of The Mja Open Book Awards 2011 And Most Recently The Critically Acclaimed West Country Trilogy. He Has Been Writer In Residence At Cheltenham Festival Of Literature And A Royal Literary Fund Fellow And Reading Round Lector, And Has Taught Creative Writing For Arvon, The University Of Oxford, First Story And Ruskin College, Among Others. He Is A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Literature. He And His Wife Live In Oxford. They Have Two Children. 'as Good As Any Modern Fiction You Will Read This Year' Sunday Times , Best N