Creatures of the Earth
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Creatures of the Earth

New and Selected Stories 'One of the greatest Irish writers' (Cillian Murphy)

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eBook - ePub

Creatures of the Earth

New and Selected Stories 'One of the greatest Irish writers' (Cillian Murphy)

About this book

An exquisite short story collection from 'one of the greatest Irish writers' (Cillian Murphy).

The jilted lover in a Dublin pub on a summer evening; the bitter climax between a father and son as a marriage begins; the fortunes and misfortunes of an Irish family; the memories of an ageing priest.

John McGahern - the Booker shortlisted author of modern classic Amongst Women, celebrated as 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) - is hailed as one of the finest story writers of all time. With lyrical precision that alchemises undramatic encounters into profoundly haunting events, reflecting both the ordinary and extraordinary in our lives, McGahern is a magician on the page.

For this revised, authorised edition, completed shortly before his death, John McGahern edited and deleted a number of stories from the Collected Stories that first appeared in 1992.

'Wise and compelling . . . Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell
'The preeminent Irish writer of his generation.' Anne Enright
'He blew me away.' Colin Barrett
'A great writer.' Sebastian Barry
'Extraordinary.' Colin Walsh
'A master.' Kevin Barry

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2009
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9780571250233
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Wheels
  6. Why We’re Here
  7. Christmas
  8. Hearts Of Oak And Bellies Of Brass
  9. Strandhill, The Sea
  10. Korea
  11. Lavin
  12. My Love, My Umbrella
  13. The Recruiting Officer
  14. A Slip-Up
  15. All Sorts Of Impossible Things
  16. Faith, Hope And Charity
  17. The Wine Breath
  18. Swallows
  19. Gold Watch
  20. Parachutes
  21. A Ballad
  22. Crossing The Line
  23. High Ground
  24. Like All Other Men
  25. Sierra Leone
  26. The Creamery Manager
  27. Oldfashioned
  28. Eddie Mac
  29. The Conversion Of William Kirkwood
  30. Bank Holiday
  31. Creatures Of The Earth
  32. Love Of The World
  33. The Country Funeral
  34. About the Author
  35. By the same Author
  36. Copyright

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