A Glove Shop in Vienna: And Other Stories

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A Glove Shop in Vienna: And Other Stories
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First edition
Author Eva Ibbotson
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Young adult short stories
PublisherCentury Publishing
Publication date
1984
ISBN 9780712604673

A Glove Shop in Vienna: And Other Stories is a collection of short stories for young adults by Eva Ibbotson. The book was first published in 1984 by Century Publishing. The short stories take place in many different locations, including Vienna, the Amazon, Russia and Paris. [1]

Contents

The collection received mixed reviews for its 1992 release, with critics calling it well-written and with some surprising ends, but overly sweet and romantic.

Publishing history

Reception

Reviewing the 1992 version of the book, Kirkus Reviews called the stories present in the collection "mainly frivolous and as contrived as a decorative petit four," with a style reminiscent of the short stories found in magazines of the 1920s and 1930s. The reviewer praised two stories in particular, which are focused more on comedy, and concluded by calling the book "[s]light, scented, and deliciously dated in style". [1]

Publishers Weekly praised the surprise endings of the short stories, although calling some of them "sadly contrived". They also noted these Ibbotson's short stories are "oversweet and ultimately cloying." [2] Ellen Cohen praised the short stories by Ibbotson, calling her writing charming. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "A Glove Shop in Vienna: And Other Stories". Kirkus Reviews. Austin (23). 1 December 1991.
  2. "A Glove Shop in Vienna: And Other Stories". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. 238 (54). 13 December 1991.
  3. Cohen, Ellen R. (January 1992). "Short Stories – A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories by Eva Ibbotson". Library Journal. New York. 117 (1): 180.