Author(s): Jonathan Coe

Fiction

Every book tells a story . . . And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins Series are emblematic of the renowned breadth and quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935 and that continue to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin Books. Jonathan Coe's What a Carve-Up!, published by Penguin in 1995, was one of the key British novels of the decade, painting a vivid, unforgettable picture of the Thatcher years. Subsequent books have continued to explore the changing social fabric of late-century Britain. 9th & 13th brings together Coe's entire output of short stories, together with a characteristically witty and self-deprecating account of the author's obsession with a little-known Billy Wilder film.