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Mostly Hero

Faber Stories
Series: Faber Stories
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Mostly Hero by Anna Burns offers a unique take on the superhero genre, blending humour with an exploration of identity and societal norms. Following a hero with unconventional powers, the story delves into his struggles and relationships in a world that’s both familiar and fantastical. It presents a thought-provoking narrative filled with quirky characters and unexpected twists.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to quirky, unconventional narratives that blend dark humour with poignant storytelling. Anna Burns crafts a unique story full of strange characters and unexpected twists, perfect for readers who appreciate literary fiction with an experimental edge.

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Mostly Hero

A brilliant genre-bending story from Man Booker Prize winner Anna Burns.

A brilliant genre-bending story from Man Booker Prize winner Anna Burns.

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Of course, of everybody of whom this particular hero was suspicious, he was most suspicious of femme fatale, of this woman he was in love with. Even before he discovered she had a spell on her he was distrustful of her. He didn't want to be, but that's just how it goes.

Mostly Hero, written by Anna Burns before she completed her dazzling Man Booker-winning novel Milkman, is the hilarious, hell-raising descendant of Quentin Tarantino and the Brothers Grimm. Originally self-published online, it is available here in print for the first time.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571355822

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 102g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Anna Burns was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the author of three novels, No Bones, Little Constructions and Milkman. No Bones won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Milkman has won the Man Booker Prize 2018, been shortlisted for the Women's Prize and the Rathbone's Folio Prize, and won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. She lives in East Sussex, England.

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