Jonathan Coe's What a Carve-Up!, published by Penguin in 1995, was one of the key British novels of the decade, painting a vivid, unforgettable picture of the Thatcher years. Subsequent books have continued to explore the changing social fabric of late-century Britain. 9th & 13th brings together Coe's entire output of short stories, together with a characteristically witty and self-deprecating account of the author's obsession with a little-known Billy Wilder film.