In September 2024 Graham Swift’s short story “Beauty” was published in the

. A critically acclaimed novelist who came to prominence in the 1980s, Swift is less recognised for short fiction: in a career which now spans over four decades he has published eleven novels but only two short-fiction collections, namely

(1982) and

(2014). While the latter was followed by two novels,

(2016) and

(2020), Swift’s most recent publications have all been short stories. Published in

and with a single-word title, the stories “Blushes” (2021), “Fireworks” (2022), “Hinges” (2022), and “Bruises” (2023) focus on troubled protagonists in a state of crisis who manage, however,…

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Citation: Logotheti, Anastasia. ""Beauty"". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 03 January 2025 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=41720, accessed 18 January 2025.]