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Granta Book of the Irish Short Story, Paperback by Enright, Anne (EDT), ISBN 1847082556, ISBN-13 9781847082558, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The Man Booker prize-winning author's critically acclaimed selection of the best Irish short stories of the last sixty years, following Richard Ford's best-selling Granta Book of the American Short Story.

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Lyrical, dark, comic or iconoclastic, the Irish short story has always punched well above its weight. Anne Enright has brought together a dazzling collection of Irish stories by authors born in the twentieth century - from Mary Lavin and Frank O'Connor to Claire Keegan and Kevin Barry. With a pithy and passionate introduction by Enright, The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story traces this great tradition through decades of social change and shows the pleasure Irish writers continue to take in the short-story form. Deft and often devastating, the short story dodges the rolling mythologies of of Irish life to produce truths that are delightful and real. Also includes stories by: Maeve Brennan, Roddy Doyle, Mary Lavin, Colum McCann, William Trevor, John McGahern, Colm T ib n, Claire Keegan and Kevin Barry.

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Publisher
Granta Books
ISBN-10
1847082556
ISBN-13
9781847082558
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111939674

Product Key Features

Book Title
Granta Book of the Irish Short Story
Author
Anne Enright
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Literary Collections, Fiction
Number of Pages
464 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
P1309.S5
Edition Number
2
Reviews
Enright has assembled a collection notable for its emotional range, its openness to many voices (not all lonely) and its willingness to reflect current realities. There is no conclusive formula linking such disparate narratives, no slick exploitation of Irishness, but rather a rich interplay of themes that capture a world in transition. Declan Kiberd, Irish Times A rich and absorbing volume, an evocation of life in Ireland which, at its finest, produces brilliantly skewering fragments written to pierce as well as gleam ... Enright's choice is a shrewd one, succeeding in typifying each writer whilst expressing their uniqueness. Tom Adair, Scotland on Sunday A book that intoxicates you with the sheer scope and potency of the short story form. Daragh Reddin, Metro The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story is more cherishable than canonical, and refreshingly contemporary in its selection of writers and writerly concerns. Keith Hopper, Times Literary Supplement [Anne Enright's] witty, brilliant introduction is one of the jewels in this selection ... When making her choices she concentrated on the art rather than the Irishness, and the result is sometimes wonderfully unexpected - here are William Trevor, Colm Toibin, Roddy Doyle, Clare Boylan and all the other geniuses, but not as you think you know them. Unmissable. Kate Saunders, The Times In an elegant and considered introduction to this collection, [Enright] explains that these short stories are simply ones she enjoys. However, the 31 inclusions cannot but say something about Ireland ... 'A Priest in the Family' by Colm Toibin is superb ... Edna O'Brien offers another fresh take on the sexuality of the clergy ... The further positives of The Grnta Book of the Irish Short Story are too many to mention ... In this collection you encounter loners, outsiders and deeper versions of people you know; and eventually, one will say something just to you, and the mystery of the Irish short story comes as close as it can to being understood. Eithne Shortall, Sunday Times Ireland We may not be very good at economics or honest politics, but we certainly know how to write a short story. The excellent Granta Book of the Irish Short Story, edited by Anne Enright, is a must-read. Irish Times Full of tales that combine lyricism, humour and tragedy by the likes of William Trevor as well as relative newcomers such as Claire Keegan and Philip Ceallaigh, it is shot through with an enduring sense of place but at the same time marks the enormous social changes Ireland has undergone in the past century. Giles Foden, Conde Nast Traveller This collection makes a bewitching bedside companion, amply illustrating that the Irish short story is very much alive and kicking. Emma Hagestadt, Lady
Table of Content
The Road to the Shore by Michael McLaverty The Pram by Roddy Doyle An Attack of Hunger by Maeve Brennan Summer Voices by John Banville Summer Night by Elizabeth Bowen Music at Annahullion by Eugene McCabe Naming the Names by Anne Devlin Shame by Keith Ridgway Memory and Desire by Val Mulkerns The Mad Lamasneys by Frank O'Connor Walking Away by Philip O Ceallaigh Villa Marta by Clare Boylan Lilacsby by Mary Lavin Meles Vulgaris by Patrick Boyle The Trout by Sean O Faolain Night in Tunisia by Neil Jordan Sister Imelda by Edna O'Brien The Key by John McGahern A Priest in the Family by Colm Toibin The Supremacy of Grief by Hugo Hamilton The Swing of Things by Jennifer C. Connell Train Tracks by Aidan Matthews See the Tree, How Big It's Grown by Kevin Barry Visit by Gerard Donovan Everything in this Country Must by Colum McCann Curfew by Sean O'Reilly Language, Truth and Lockjaw by Bernard MacLaverty Midwife to the Fairies by Eilis Ni Dhuibhne Men and Women by Claire Keegan Mothers Were All the Same by Joseph O'Connor The Dressmaker's Child by William Trevor
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
823.01089415
Dewey Edition
22

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