| Anthropology: And a Hundred Other Stories | |
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1st edition (UK) |
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| Author(s) | Dan Rhodes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short stories |
| Publisher | 4th Estate (UK) Villard (US) |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | Print & ebook |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 1-84115-193-9 |
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.[1] It consists of 101 tales; each of 101 words, all about girlfriends[2] and has been published in seven languages.[3] It was written between October 1997 and November 1998 whilst the author was fruit picking on a farm. It received reviews in The Times, New York Times and The Independent.[4] and has been compared to Roland Barthes' A Lover's Discourse. [5]
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the Complete Review assessed the collection having "some clever bits, but too much that's forced and unimaginative"[4]
Five of the stories have been adapted into short films by Victor Solomon.
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