Town Takes Its Place in the Literary Landscape ; a Cornish Author's Debut Collection of Short Stories Is a Tour de Force, Says Des Hannigan [Edition 2]

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WITH his first collection of short stories - One Big Echo Of A Much Nicer Place - Martin Philp stakes his claim as an original and authentic voice and as a Cornish writer of some power.

Philp's stories vibrate with humanity, wit and, at times, a merciless but honest view of the human condition. He says that he discovered his Cornish hometown of Hayle as a rich seedbed for stories after forays into the wider world in search of inspiration. But a universal wisdom illuminates this collection and Philp has made of Hayle, with its no-nonsense rhythms and its rough vitality, a vehicle for a liberating take on life in much the same way as the Canadian broadcaster and writer Garrison Keillor has done for his fictional Lake Wobegon. Martin Philp has secured for Hayle an enduring and colourful place in the literary landscape of Cornwall and beyond.

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Town Takes Its Place in the Literary Landscape ; a Cornish Author's Debut Collection of Short Stories Is a Tour de Force, Says Des Hannigan [Edition 2]

Eleven stories make up this collection of often ribald, but always humane vignettes. Philp's style rolls along gently as if the writer is talking directly to his readers...

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