{"product_id":"irish-stories-isbn-9798217008131","title":"Irish Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling Pocket Classics collection of thirty-three short stories from across two centuries, showcasing the remarkable breadth and depth of Irish literary talent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIreland has a long and glorious literary heritage that has always found particularly vivid expression in the short story form. The selections in \u003ci\u003eIrish Stories \u003c\/i\u003ereflect both rural and urban settings and the wide variety of literary styles that Irish writers have excelled at, including humor, literary fiction, ghost stories, and crime fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are early tales that draw on the vibrant folkloric traditions of the Emerald Isle, alongside such globally influential modernist titans as James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. The icons of a mid-twentieth-century golden age collected here include Elizabeth Bowen, Flann O’Brien, Frank O’Connor, Maeve Brennan, and Edna O’Brien, while a more recent literary flowering of the story form is amply represented by the works of Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín, Claire Keegan, Kevin Barry, Roddy Doyle, Sally Rooney, and many more. \u003ci\u003eIrish Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis an endlessly entertaining tribute to the imaginative riches of an extraordinary land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by Christopher Morash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Carleton\u003c\/b\u003e (1794–1869), “Wildgoose Lodge” (1833) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/b\u003e (1814–73), “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh” (1838)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatharine Tynan\u003c\/b\u003e (1859–1931), “A Descendant of Irish Earls” (1894)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Somerville\u003c\/b\u003e (1858–1949) and Martin Ross (1862–1915), “A Nineteenth-Century Miracle” (1903)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLady Augusta Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (1852–1932), “The Priest That Was Called Mad” (1906)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e (1882–1941), “The Dead” (1914) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePadraic O Conaire\u003c\/b\u003e (1882–1928), “Knitting” (‘An Chniotail) (1922)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiam O’Flaherty\u003c\/b\u003e (1897–1984), “The Sniper” (1923)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank O’Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (1903–66), “Guests of the Nation” (1931)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Beckett\u003c\/b\u003e (1906–89), “Ding-Dong” (1934)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (1899–1973), “The Last Night in the Old Home” (1934)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean O Faolain\u003c\/b\u003e (1900–91), “A Broken World” (1937)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorah Hoult\u003c\/b\u003e (1898–1984), “The Story of Father Peter” (1938)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlann O’Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (1911–66), “John Duffy’s Brother” (1940)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaeve Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (1917–93), “The Barrel of Rumours” (1954) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Plunkett\u003c\/b\u003e (1920–2003), “Dublin Fusilier” (1955) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Lavin\u003c\/b\u003e (1912–96), “In a Café” (1960) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McGahern\u003c\/b\u003e (1934–2006), “Bank Holiday” (1985) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike McCormack\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1965), “The Terms” (1996)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1968), “Dark Horses” (2006) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Enright\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1962), “Green” (2008) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdna O’Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (1930–2024), “Send My Roots Rain” (2009) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1955), “The Empty Family” (2010) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1958), “Two Pints × 4” (2011, 2012, 2016, 2019) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEilis Ni Dhuibhne\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1954), “A Literary Lunch” (2012) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1968), “A Dream of Winter” (2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1969), “The Apparitions” (2016) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1981), “Here We Are” (2016) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCathy Sweeney\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1970), “The Door” (2018) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1991), “Colour and Light” (2016) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEoin McNamee\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1961), “Sable” (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYan Ge\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1984), “How I Fell in Love with the Well-Documented Life of Alex Whelan” (2023)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Sweeney Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1989), “Echolocations” (2024)CHRISTOPHER MORASH is the Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing at Trinity College, the University of Dublin. The author of numerous books on Irish literature and history, including his most recent, \u003ci\u003eDublin: A Writer’s City\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 2019 he has chaired the judging panel for the International Dublin Literary Award, the world’s richest prize for a single work in English.","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233273884901,"sku":"NP9798217008131","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217008131.jpg?v=1767730180","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/irish-stories-isbn-9798217008131","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}