Brodie's Report: Including the Prose Fiction from In Praise of DarknessThe art of writing is mysterious; the opinions we hold are ephemeral. In these eleven short stories the quality of his inspiration is unmistakable. With their deceptively simple, almost laconic style, they achieve a magical impression that is unrivalled in modern writing. |
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Foreword | 3 |
Pedro Salvadores | 9 |
His End and His Beginning | 15 |
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