Speaking with the Angel
Speaking With The Angel is a collection of short stories edited by Nick Hornby . In it he brings together twelve texts with different content, written by well-known English-speaking authors such as Irvine Welsh , Helen Fielding , the actor Colin Firth and also by Hornby himself.
The German first edition was published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 2001 , the paperback edition was published by Knaur in 2003 . The stories were translated into German by Clara Drechsler and Harald Hellmann, among others .
content
- The Prime Minister has the floor from Robert Harris
- Miracle Bar by Melissa Bank
- Last wishes from Giles Smith
- Peter Shelley by Patrick Marber
- The Office of nothingness by Colin Firth
- I'm the only one of Zadie Smith
- NippleJesus by Nick Hornby
- After I was thrown in the river and before I drowned by Dave Eggers
- Luckybitch by Helen Fielding
- The servant of Roddy Doyle
- Catholic conscience (admit it, you like it) by Irvine Welsh
- Against the Wind by John O'Farrell
background
The editor, Nick Hornby, whose son Danny is Autist , is a founding member of TreeHouse, an English initiative that promotes better school care for autistic children. All proceeds from Speaking With The Angel were donated to the organization.