I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium.
“People have lots of misconceptions about me. My mum, who is half French and half Spanish, gets outraged when I'm called quintessentially English. I owe my looks to my mum-which was 90 percent of getting my first job. And, some people would argue, 90 percent of my entire career.”