The collected stories of Sean O'Faolain

by Seán Ó Faoláin

The first edition of Volume 3 of Sean O'Faolain's collected short stories.

Genres: Short Stories, Irish Literature, Ireland, 20th Century, Fiction

3 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't been able to get my hands on this book, but the story The Trout was online and it is so gorgeous:

One of the first places Julia always ran when they arrive in G--- was The Dark Walk. It is a laurel walk, very old, almost gone wild, a lofty midnight tunnel of smooth, sinewy branches. Underfoot the tough brown leaves are never dry enough to crackle: there is always a suggestion of damp and cool trickle.

She raced right into it. For the first few yards she always had the memory of the sun behind her, then she felt the dusk closing swiftly down on her so that she screamed with pleasure and raced on to reach the light at the far end; and it was always just a little too long in coming so that she emerged gasping, clasping her hands, laughing, drinking in the sun. When she was filled with the heat and glare she would turn and consider the ordeal again.

[Ricarda Gaspar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read only "The First Kiss".
It's short and hard to digest...