Several Deceptions: Four Novellas

Acclaimed in England, these wicked and wonderfully entertaining novellas deal with the infinite human capacity for deception and self-deception. The four stories in this remarkably assured work are beautifully shaped and deftly plotted; each is narrated by a richly distinctive voice, and each ends with a genuine surprise. The themes are wide-ranging: the mysteries of identity, the pitfalls of intellectual arrogance, the damage wrought by cleverness, the role of time in human affairs. SEVERAL DECEPTIONS is a dazzling debut; it gleams with intelligence and wit.

• | Author: Jane Stevenson
• | Publisher: Harper Perennial
• | Publication Date: Sep 19, 2000
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0618049339
• | ISBN-13: 9780618049332