Topics About Which I Know Nothing

By Patrick Ness

Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain - this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and 'More Than This'.

Have you heard the urban myth about Jesus's double-jointed elbows yet? 100% true. Or seen the latest reports on the 'groomgrabbing' trend - the benevolent kidnapping of badly-dressed children by their well-meaning (and more dapper) elders? Heard the one about the Amazon from the Isle of Man? Or perhaps you'd like a job in telesales, offering self-defence classes over the phone? Don't worry, as long as you meet the weekly quota, you won't be sent to the end of the hall...

Wonderfully original, fresh and funny, 'Topics About Which I Know Nothing' is stuffed to the gills with dizzyingly inventive writing and warming, puzzling emotions - a fictional guide to how the world might have turned out.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007139446
• ISBN13: 9780007139446
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A love affair with the English Language

When was the last time you read, much less used the word, kerfuffle? You may laugh and maybe shed a tear for a dead brother, but what you will come away with, after reading Patrick Ness's latest book, is the satification of having romped through 10 stories by an author well disciplined, not lazy and in absoultly love with the language.