{"product_id":"clock-without-hands-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"Clock Without Hands (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Kersh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Pluck\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How easy Mr. Kersh makes it all seem  How admirably he sets the scene, the atmosphere . . . very neatly done.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Three short, rough novels, hard-hitting, battering the emotions without compunction . . . Kersh tells a story, as such, rather better than anybody else.\" - Pamela Hansford Johnson, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Best known for his gritty novels of London life and his weird and often horrific short fiction, in \u003ci\u003eClock Without Hands\u003c\/i\u003e (1949) Gerald Kersh delivers three novellas, each very different but all showcasing the virtuosity of his storytelling. \u003ci\u003eClock Without Hands\u003c\/i\u003e relates the unexpected and macabre impact of a sordid murder on the mild-mannered neighbour who witnesses the crime. In \u003ci\u003eFlight to the World's End\u003c\/i\u003e, a desperate boy flees his cruel life at an orphanage, only to discover a harsh truth about the world outside. And in \u003ci\u003eFairy Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, a clerk plays a malicious practical joke on his impoverished co-worker, with unpredictable and startling consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gerald Kersh (1911-1968) published more than thirty books, including the noir classic \u003ci\u003eNight and the City\u003c\/i\u003e (1938) and \u003ci\u003eFowlers End\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), which Anthony Burgess called \"one of the great comic novels of the century,\" as well as hundreds of short stories which were once ubiquitous in British and American magazines. But though he has been championed by Angela Carter, Harlan Ellison, Ian Fleming, Michael Moorcock and others, Kersh has undeservedly fallen into neglect since his death. This edition of one of his lesser-known books is the first-ever reprint and includes a new introduction by Thomas Pluck.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749624774944,"sku":"9781941147566","price":34.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/efd66e114972a840e5fbfd15b877e20c.webp?v=1779935185","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/clock-without-hands-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}