This is a handwritten letter from the English writer Miles Gibson, writing to me in 1990 regarding returning a book that he had signed for me The letter is in excellent condition. Miles Gibson (born 1947) is a reclusive English novelist, poet and artist.Gibson’s darkly satirical writing has been described as both "magic realism" and "absurdist fiction." Although his narratives remain linear in construction his employment of black humour, pastiche, and untrustworthy narrators places him firmly among the postmodernists. When the Huffington Post ran a list of their favorite literary novelists to take the plunge into genre fiction, they included Gibson's Einstein: "Miles Gibson, one of the very few British authors to successfully pen a magical realism novel based in the UK, is known for his toying with genre. Maybe his most notable genre piece came in 2004 with sci-fi comedy Einstein, one of the genre's forgotten treasures." His works include two collections of poetry, The Guilty Bystander (1970) and Permanent Damage (1973), as well as the novels The Sandman (1984), Dancing with Mermaids (1985), Vinegar Soup (1987), Kingdom Swann (1990), Fascinated (1993), The Prisoner of Meadow Bank (1995), Mr Romance (2002) and Einstein (2004). His works for children include Say Hello to the Buffalo, illustrated by Chris Riddell (1994), Little Archie (2004) and Whoops - There Goes Joe, illustrated by Neal Layton (2006). Kingdom Swann was adapted by David Nobbs as the feature-length comedy drama Gentlemen's Relish for BBC TV, starring Billy Connolly,Sarah Lancashire and Douglas Henshall (2001). He has written drama for BBC Radio 4 and his essays, poetry and short stories have appeared in various newspapers, journals and anthologies. Visit My Store: Julian Crosby Autographs I have acquired a large collection of vintage postcards, mainly from USA and dating back to the 50's. Please send me a message with your collecting interest and I will see if I have any for you. Check out my other items!
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