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- Do You Love Me?, single work short story (p. 1-10)
- The Last Days of a Famous Mime, single work short story (p. 11-14)
- Kristu-Du, single work short story (p. 15-37)
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Crabs,
single work
short story
satire
science fiction
'Crabs is very neat in everything he does. His movements are almost fussy, but he has so much fight in his delicate frame that they're not fussy at all. Lately he has been eating. When Frank eats one steak, Crab eats two. When Frank has a pint of mil, Crabs drinks two. He spends a lot of time lying on his bed, groaning, because of the food. But he's building up. At night he runs five miles to Clayton. He always means to run back, but he always ends up on the train, hot and sweating and sticking to the seat. His aim is to increase his weight and get a job driving for Allied Panel and Towing. Already he has his licence but he's too small, not tough enough to beat off the competition at a crash scene.' (Introduction)
- Life and Death in the South Side Pavilion, single work short story (p. 51-55)
- Room No.5 (Escribo), single work short story (p. 56-65)
- Happy Story, single work short story (p. 66-68)
- A Million Dollar's Worth of Amphetamines, single work short story (p. 69-83)
- Peeling, single work short story (p. 84-93)
- A Windmill in the West, single work short story (p. 94-104)
- Concerning the Greek Tyrant, single work short story (p. 105-116)
- Withdrawal, single work short story (p. 117-136)
- Report on the Shadow Industry, single work short story science fiction (p. 137-139)
- Joe, single work short story (p. 140-144)
- The Puzzling Nature of Blue, single work short story (p. 145-165)
- Conversations with Unicorns, single work short story science fiction (p. 166-170)
- American Dreams, single work short story (p. 171-181)
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The Fat Man in History,
single work
short story
A short story set in a world where to be fat is to be counter-revolutionary and seen as greedy. Six fat men, ostracised from society, live together in one house and find some semblance of harmony. Hopeless, the only option to them seems to be to conform to society, until one of them suggests striking back at authority and the regime they live under.
- The Uses of Williamson Wood, single work short story (p. 206-217)
- Exotic Pleasures, single work short story (p. 218-238)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Jack Maggs
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 14 2003;
— Review of Jack Maggs 1997 single work novel ; The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith 1994 single work novel ; Oscar and Lucinda 1988 single work novel ; Illywhacker 1985 single work novel ; The Tax Inspector 1991 single work novel ; Collected Stories 1994 selected work short story -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Summer vol. 70 no. 3 1996; (p. 757)
— Review of Collected Stories 1994 selected work short story -
Artist from a Distant Planet
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 18 August no. 4820 1995; (p. 19)
— Review of Collected Stories 1994 selected work short story
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[Review] Jack Maggs
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 14 2003;
— Review of Jack Maggs 1997 single work novel ; The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith 1994 single work novel ; Oscar and Lucinda 1988 single work novel ; Illywhacker 1985 single work novel ; The Tax Inspector 1991 single work novel ; Collected Stories 1994 selected work short story -
Artist from a Distant Planet
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 18 August no. 4820 1995; (p. 19)
— Review of Collected Stories 1994 selected work short story -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Summer vol. 70 no. 3 1996; (p. 757)
— Review of Collected Stories 1994 selected work short story