The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction

by Colm Tóibín

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. The Penguin book of Irish fiction, hardcover, Very Good, Almost as new; very slight dents to top and bottom of jacket and spine. xxxiv, 1085 p. ; 24 cm.. . Castle Rackrent / Maria Edg.eworth -- Wildgoose Lodge / William Carleton -- The hungry death / Rosa Mulholland -- Home sickness / George Moore -- Nightfall / Daniel Corkery -- A glass of beer / James Stephens -- The dead / James Joyce -- The hawk / Liam O'Flaherty -- Her table spread / Elizabeth Bowen -- A dead cert / Sean O'Faolain -- On the empty shore / Seosamh Mac Grianna -- Guests of the nation / Frank O'Connor -- First love / Samuel Beckett -- Company / Samuel Beckett -- Floodtide / Mairtin O Cadhain -- Exile's return / Bryan MacMahon -- The martyr's crown / Flann O'Brien -- Happiness / Mary Lavin -- The morning after the big fire / Maeve Brennan -- Homes on the mountain / Benedict Kiely -- The eagles and the trumpets / James Plunkett -- Memory and desire / Val Mulkerns -- Kathleen's field / William Trevor -- The hairdresser / Leland Bardwell -- Foundry House / Brian Friel -- Music at Annahullion / Eugene McCabe -- A Belfast woman / Mary Beckett -- Left of the door / Tom Mac Intyre -- Will You please go now / Julia O'Faolain -- The country funeral / John McGahern -- Life drawing / Bernard Mac Laverty -- Such good friends / Ita Daly -- Topping / Shane Connaughton -- Night in Tunisia / Neil Jordan -- Memories of swinging London -- Desmond Hogan -- A country dance / Mary Dorcey -- Nazi Christmas / Hugo Hamilton -- In the dark / Aidan Mathews -- The cantilever principle / Mary Morrissy -- (She owns) every thing / Anne Enright -- Slade / Frank Ronan -- Breakfast for Enrique / Colum McCann -- Going back / Emma Donoghue..

Genres: Fiction, Ireland, Short Stories, Anthologies, Irish Literature, Novels

1088 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Colm Tóibín FRSL, is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist, critic, and poet. Tóibín is currently Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University in Manhattan and succeeded Martin Amis as professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love most of the authors, many of them I’ve read and some that are new. I felt as though I had to slog through some stories. Definitley a book to keep in your shelves, for reference or quiet nights

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fantastic collection of stories, tales and novels by Irish authors over the past two centuries. A reference book for my family. It has dozens of reminders of our parents and grandparents. Stories from our childhood...love it.

[pjr8888]

i am so excited to have this volume!... especially the xxiv page introduction by toibin!