| 词条 | Flamingoes in Orbit |
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| name = Flamingoes in Orbit | title_orig = | translator = | image = Flamingoes in Orbit cover.jpg | border = yes | caption = Jacket cover illustrated by Sarah Ball of the book's first edition | author = Philip Ridley | illustrator = | cover_artist = Sarah Ball | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = Short story collection | publisher = Hamish Hamilton | release_date = 1990 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print (Hardcover) | pages = 182 | isbn = 0-241-12922-2 | congress= | oclc= }}Flamingoes in Orbit is a collection of short stories by Philip Ridley. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Hamish Hamilton ltd in 1990.[1][2] It was Ridley's third literary work for adults after his 1988 novella Crocodilia[3] and his 1989 novel In The Eyes of Mr Fury.[4] In 2015 publisher Valancourt Books announced plans to republish Flamingoes in Orbit, along with Ridley's previously published gay themed literature for adults.[5] This new edition of the book was released on June 26, 2018.[6] Both versions of the book are significantly different, with many of the stories being rewritten and some renamed in the 2018 edition. The newer version of the book also adds two new stories to the collection but omits five stories from the first edition.[7][8] StoriesFirst editionThe first edition of the book is composed of thirteen short stories, with the title story first:
Fully revised edition (2018){{infobox book || name = Flamingoes in Orbit | title_orig = | translator = | image = Cover_of_2018_edition_of_the_book_'Flamingoes_in_Orbit'.jpg | border = yes | caption = Cover designed by Henry Petrides of the fully revised edition of the book published in 2018 | author = Philip Ridley | illustrator = | cover_artist = Henry Petrides | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Short story collection | publisher = Valancourt Books | release_date = 2018 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback), e-book | pages = 278 | isbn = 978-1-948405-04-1 |isbn_note= (hardback) 978-1-948405-05-8 (trade paperback) | congress= | oclc= }} The 2018 edition of the book is composed of ten short stories:
Previously published storiesBefore the publication of the first edition of the collection two of Ridley's stories had already appeared in other anthologies. Embracing Verdi had appeared in the collection Oranges and lemons: stories by gay men (edited by David Rees and Peter Robbins) in 1987[9] and Leviathan was featured in the collection 20 Under 35: Original Stories by Britain's Best New Young Writers (edited by Peter Straus) in 1988.[10] For the 2018 edition two further stories were added to the collection that had been previously published. Alien Heart had been included in Projections 4½ (edited by John Boorman and Walter Donohue) in 1995.[11] Wonderful Insect has been reported to have been previously published elsewhere{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} and a significant part of the story is featured in Ridley's semi-autobiographical prose Introduction of his second collection of plays for adults Philip Ridley Plays: 2 which was published in 2009.[12] References1. ^{{cite journal |last=Cooke |first=Judy |date=11 May 1990 |title=Private Hells |journal=New Statesman & Society |volume=3 |issue=100 |pages=40 }} 2. ^{{cite journal |last=Kaveney |first=Roz |date=22 June 1990 |title=Hard and soft men |journal=The Times Literary Supplement |issue=4551 |pages=674 }} 3. ^{{cite web|author=Philip Ridley |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crocodilia-Philip-Ridley/dp/094618917X |title=Crocodilia: |isbn=9780946189175 |website=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-02-08}} 4. ^{{cite web|author=Philip Ridley |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/In-Eyes-Fury-Penguin-Originals/dp/0140107320 |title=In the Eyes of Mr Fury |isbn=9780140107326 |website=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-02-08}} 5. ^Post on The Valancourt Books Blog: '2015 Year-End Roundup and A Look Ahead to 2016' 6. ^Flamingoes in Orbit page on Valancourt Book's Website 7. ^{{cite book |last1=Ridley |first1=Philip |title=Flamingoes in Orbit |date=1990 |publisher=Hamish Hamilton Ltd |location=Great Britain |isbn=9780241129227 |edition=First }} 8. ^{{cite book |last1=Ridley |first1=Philip |title=Flamingoes in Orbit |date=26 June 2018 |publisher=Valancourt Books |location=Richmond, Virginia |isbn=9781948405041 |edition=Fully revised (2018)}} 9. ^{{cite book|author=David Rees|title=Oranges and lemons: stories by gay men|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mONZAAAAMAAJ&dq=Oranges+and+lemons+stories+by+gay+men&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Philip+Ridley|date=February 1987|publisher=Third House|isbn=978-1-870188-00-5}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/20-under-35-Original-Britains/dp/B00J4XM5XE|title=20 under 35 : Original Stories by Britains best new young writers: Amazon.co.uk: Peter (editor) Straus: Books|author=|date=|work=amazon.co.uk}} 11. ^{{cite book|last=Ridley |first=Philip |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Boorman |editor-link= John Boorman |editor-first2=Walter |editor-last2=Donohue |date=1995 |title=Projections 4½ |location=London, Great Britain |publisher=Faber and Faber Limited |pages=252-260|chapter=Philip Ridley: Alien Heart |isbn=0-571-17609-7}} 12. ^{{cite book |last1=Ridley |first1=Philip |title=Ridley Plays: 2 |date=18 February 2009 |publisher=Bloomsbury Methuen Drama |location=Great Britain |isbn=9781408111161 |pages=ix - xvi |chapter=Introduction |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WqmVTqYjYXIC&lpg=PP1&pg=PR9#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=28 August 2018}} 5 : Hamish Hamilton books|1990 short story collections|British short story collections|LGBT short story collections|Novels by Philip Ridley |
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