First edition (UK)
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Author | Dan Rhodes |
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Cover artist | Chris Shamwana |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Short stories |
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Fourth Estate (UK) Villard (US) |
Publication date
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2000 |
Media type | Print & ebook |
Pages | 208 |
ISBN |
Anthropology: And a Hundred Other Stories is a book by British author Dan Rhodes published in 2000 by Fourth Estate. It has since been republished by Canongate who have made it available as an ebook. It consists of 101 tales; each of 101 words, all about girlfriends and has been published in seven languages. It was written between October 1997 and November 1998 whilst the author was fruit picking on a farm. It has been compared to Roland Barthes' A Lover's Discourse.
But other though reviews were more positive :
Five of the stories have been adapted into short films by Victor Solomon, and there are plans to produce thirty in total to be released exclusively via mobile/tablet App for which funding is being sought.
The list below is incomplete; for full listing (including images and foreign editions) see the author's webpage