The Penguin Book of Irish Short Stories (Paperback)


'Do the Irish have, in relation to anybody else, any special capacity for the short story?' In this collection of thirty-eight short stories covering many generations and moods of Irish writing, this question is emphatically answered in the affirmative. These mercurial, intoxicating, witty and sometimes sad stories range from Lady Gregory's moving retelling of an ancient love story through to the extraordinary and prolific William Trevor.

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'Do the Irish have, in relation to anybody else, any special capacity for the short story?' In this collection of thirty-eight short stories covering many generations and moods of Irish writing, this question is emphatically answered in the affirmative. These mercurial, intoxicating, witty and sometimes sad stories range from Lady Gregory's moving retelling of an ancient love story through to the extraordinary and prolific William Trevor.

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General

Imprint

Penguin Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

August 2011

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

First published

August 2011

Editors

Authors

Dimensions

201 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

544

ISBN-13

978-0-241-95545-1

Barcode

9780241955451

Categories

LSN

0-241-95545-9



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