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A new edition of Barnes' first collection of short stories, reissued to tie in with his latest collection, "Pulse". '...a compelling series of vignettes of old age, executed with great skill' "Daily Telegraph"
Synopsis
From the hairdessing salon where an old man measures out his life in haircuts, to the concert hall where a music lover carries out an obsessive campaign against those who cough in concerts - all Barnes' characters, in their different ways, square up to death and rage against the dying light.