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Phillip Mitchell celebrating the birthday of Soren Kierkegaard in Albert Square: Short Stories Volume 1 :
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5 Star Reviews in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2017
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‘…A brilliant collection of surreal, comic short stories…’
‘…This guy has to win the award for the best titles ever composed and some of the funniest stories I've ever read…’
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The Transmogrification of Kenneth Barlow into John the Baptist on the cobbles of Coronation Street: Short Stories Volume 2
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5 Star Review in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2017
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‘…Undoubtedly this man writes the greatest titles of all -great imagination and loaded with humour. Like the fact these stories stir your creative juices and encourage you to make up your own endings …’
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Zak spoke Zarathustra: Short Stories Volume 3 :
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5 Star Review in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2017
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‘…Cross between Samuel Beckett and Ionesco -absurd but ever so funny -and moving in places…’
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically funny !!!
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2017
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‘…One of the greatest titles of all time and I will never see Emmerdale in the same light again !!!! …’
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Waiting for Godot and/or Cliff Richard
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5 Star Review in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2017
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‘…Wonderful titles and such imaginative stories…’
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Detective Inspector Trident’s Big Night Out: Short Stories Volume 5
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‘…If Orton wrote short stories they would read like this…’
5 Star Review in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2017
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‘…Fantastically funny and shocking in places…’
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Arthur Schopenhauer: First Alternative Stand-Up Comedian: Short Stories Volume 6
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‘…Very inventive and very funny!...’
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‘…Great titles and some great stories -only miffed at how short they are but they still stimulate the senses…’
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I can now see you in the cold light of day: Short Stories Volume 7
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‘…Amazing collection of short stories...’
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Paris : A Novella :
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‘…A wonderful Novella –surreal ,haunting and bizarre !...’
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Same titles, different continents
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‘…Beautiful volume of Short Stories , Poems and Illustrations by Tony Hyland (UK), Blessing Jane Nnadi (Nigeria) and Bodie Stanley (Australia).
Great concept : same working titles but radically different interpretations-especially the short stories and poems-so different but enthralling all the same...Fabulous Illustrations too...Unique, demonstrating the power of Art in uniting the Continents !...’
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Short Stories : Volumes 1-4
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‘…Tony Hyland writes truly distinctive short stories which quite simply defy description ; they are a combination of Flash Fiction,sketches,absurdist pastiches which embrace black comedy and savage humour. They are deliberately provocative and disorientating, demonstrating how life can be truly absurd and often beyond comprehension.Some are incredibly beautiful and poignant ,while some are riotously funny-I challenge you not to laugh out loud at many of these glorious tales.
You will be shocked at how many stories leave you dangling (many are only a page or so long) which is a deliberate ploy as the writer often leaves you, the reader ,to take over the narrative and make that idiosyncratic world your own-there are so many fragments which exist in the their own right as works of art and these almost exist as written paintings.
This collection brings together the early stories and has been followed by Short Stories Volumes 5-8 plus a new collection at the start of 2023.Please enjoy one of the great short story writers at work -think of Pinter combined with Carver, with a tinge of Orton and Patrick Hamilton and Lydia Davis, and there we have Tony Hyland plying his trade…’.
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Short Stories Volumes 5-8
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‘…Brings all the wonderful short stories in Volumes 5-8 in one compendium. Surreal, bizarre but savagely funny too !!! Flash fiction meets Ionesco ,Pinter and Beckett !!!...’.
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Fairy Tales for Adults
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‘…Wonderfully funny and touching short stories with some beautifully detailed illustrations . Truly original in style and format-short ,sharp vignettes with a dash of black comedy ,surrealism and absurdism-think Pinter meeting Beckett meeting Ionesco meeting Carver meeting Firbank !!! Bodie Stanley's illustrations stand as works of Art in their own right and we will hear a lot more of him in the future ,while Tony Hyland's stories build nicely on his theatre work and confirm him as one of the best exponents of the modern short story .Ideal for having on your bedside table and dipping into each night to enter this magical and surreal world these Artists have created .Thoroughly recommended ...’.
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Fragments
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‘…This ‘best of’ collection comprises of several highly original short stories, many of which began as scribbled sketches/drafts, which seem to have a life of their own and resist greater development. Tony invites you to almost fill in the gaps and let your imagination run wild as each story will tease you and stay with you-that is a certainty! There are some shocking stories here which, on the surface, many of you may find upsetting, or at the very least thought provoking, all displaying the cruelty of the modern world and the absurdism at the heart of our lives: why do we treat people so badly and why is there such a prevalence of inhumanity around us? By displaying these things so explicitly, we are forced to confront these issues while there is an also an unquestionable plea for compassion here too and yes-and this makes some of these stories even more distressing reading- a devastating blacker than black humour...’.
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Abigail Wetherby’s Lockdown Breakdown
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‘…Another wonderful collection of Absurdist, blackly comic, short stories from one of the contemporary masters of the form : think Ionesco laced with a tinge of Orton and Pinter and there sits Mr Hyland in all his glory. Absurdist takes on Trump, Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Proust and Beckett, plus the hilarious 'A cause for celebration’, the wonderful title story, with the addition of 'Never underestimate the importance of a bus stop’, which is due to be adapted for the stage in London late 2023.Strongly recommended and guaranteed to shock and make you laugh out loud in equal measure…’.
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The Cladder
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‘…A wonderful compendium of some of the best of Tony Hyland's arresting ,fascinating and shocking short stories featuring a whole range of subjects portrayed in a uniquely individual style . Flash fiction at its very best and as ever always highly literate and thought provoking. A singular talent ...Be prepared to be stimulated by one of the modern masters of the short story genre...’.
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Fairy Tales for Adults (Periodical 1)
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‘…Boris Johnson and Donald Trump revealing their plans for world domination, and more daringly their true selves in Dubai of all places ; a Neo Nazi couple celebrating the birth of their Neo Nazi baby ; and in one of the saddest depictions of the lives of young people today ,a young man called Cyril wins a golden ticket and, unlike Charlie Bucket, in the famed novel this story satirises and subverts so cleverly, does not win the keys to a Chocolate Factory but there is a tragic surprise in store-more fantastic short stories by Tony Hyland with magnificent illustrations from the wonderful Bodie Stanley. Periodical 1 also features the superb stageplays 'England Forever' and 'Kramer's Finest Hour'-both state of the nation pieces which are hilarious and thought provoking in turn. Unique and riveting….’.
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Fairy Tales for Adults (Periodical 2)
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‘…A wonderful second periodical featuring the wonderful short stories of Tony Hyland, all beautifully illustrated by the incredible Bodie Stanley. Short stories highlighting the issues of paedophilia, lockdown during Covid and Grenfell Tower all told from unique viewpoints. They will provoke ,shock and force you to see the world differently. Also included are two versions of the screenplay 'A Day in the Sun' plus the most bizarre letter ever written to a CEO of a Nationwide retailer !!! Enjoy !!!...’
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I, Lionel, Detective Inspector: A Fairy Tale for Adults
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‘…Detective Inspector Watling ,a former celebrated Thames Valley Detective Inspector, is now suffering from early signs of dementia ,hallucinatory delusions, and other ailments, and is now a resident in the Black Gables Care Home in Oxford where he has regular 'visitations' from a host of famous detectives and old colleagues who set him ,and his Partner in Crime, Perry Songsmith, the Home's autistic 'Inspirational poet’, on a number of dangerous, thrilling and humorous adventures, which see them not only support the work of Thames Valley Police but also make the case for world harmony and peace ! Hilarious and moving this novella is beautifully written and ingenious in execution ,with some beautiful supporting characters and surely opens up potential for further volumes charting more Watling and Songsmith adventures in the future...’.
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Cyril and the Golden Ticket but not a Fucking Chocolate Factory in Sight : Short Stories Volume 8 :
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‘…Master of the modern short story at his best : the title story is a work of genius and the others are equally brilliant...Frightening ,savagely funny, thought provoking...A master at work...Behind these stories you suspect there is a real bitterness about modern life and concern about the plight of people generally...Nobody in literature writes titles as brilliant and witty either...’. Amazon 2019.
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