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Fifteen stories that move from the brutal, difficult provincial life in Ireland to the scorching landscape of the American South. Keegan explores a world where dreams, memory, and fortune have overwhelming consequences for everyone.
Her writing, often dark, suggestive, and atmospheric, makes the reader feel that something significant lurks in each of these sculpted tales. Touching, thanks to its understated intensity, this award-winning book is a rare, impressive example of writing.
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These stories are written by a talented genius. George Saunders
Like reading the early writing steps of Raymond Carver. Los Angeles Times Book Review
In all of Keegan's books, it is clear that she knows how to harmonize with the rhythms of everyday life and mimic the voices of ordinary people with enviable success. The New York Times Book Review
One of the best collections of short stories written in English in recent years. The London Observer
In her first collection, Keegan transforms old familiar stories of infidelity and family disputes into unforgettable and poignant tales that recall the simplicity of fairy tales. Newsweek
Read an excerpt
Every time the woman, happy in her marriage, left her home, she wondered how she would feel if she slept with another man. That weekend, she was determined to find out. It was December; she felt the curtain falling on yet another year. She wanted to try it before she grew old. She was sure she would be disappointed.
On Friday afternoon, she took the train to the city, sat in the first-class carriage, and read. The detective novel she had with her did not hold her interest; she could already guess the ending. She gazed for a long time out the window. A few houses with their lights on, fleeting little flames, passed quickly before her in the darkness.
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- Author
- Claire Keegan
- Publisher
- Metaichmio
- Publishers
- Metaixmio
- Type
- Prose
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 296
- Release Date
- 12/2024
- Publication Date
- 2024
- Dimensions
- 13x20 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9786180341621
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