Böcker av Russ Litten

This collection is earthy and raw, as well as sensitive. The stark but warm environments evoked in an almost painterly manner by Russ Litten, tell of home, of un-belonging, of strife at sea - of a northern city's beating heart, in a mesmeric, stripped-down tone.

We Know What We Are is the debut short story collection from novelist Russ Litten, author of Scream If You Want To Go Faster, Swear Down and Kingdom. This batch of tense and edgy tales are all centered in and around Hull in the year 2017 and feature a cast of citizens whose lives occur at the furthest fringes of the City of Culture spotlight.

A stranger appears out of nowhere in a prison library and assaults a guard. Locked in solitary confinement, he relates his story to a listener over the course of one night. Kingdom, the third novel from Russ Litten, spins together magical realism and hard-boiled psychodrama into a heartbreaking urban fable of human awakening. Ghosts may not exist - but sometimes they are real. Do you believe in life before death?

Hull Fair, October 2007. A city still drowning in the aftermath of summer floodwater prepares to wave farewell to Europe's biggest travelling fair. For six year-old Billie, Walton Street is a magical playground of wide-eyed adventure.