An Geall

by Liam Mac Uistín

A novel for adult learners of Irish. Colm Se wins Euro 5,000,000 in the National Lottery, and since that day he has been living the high life. A year of that lifestyle, his doctor advises him that he must change his ways or he will die. Colm makes a bet that he can live for 6 months without touching a single euro of his lottery winnings.

150 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Liam Mac Uistin is a well-known author and playwright. His versions of ancient Irish stories and legends have been published in the Irish language by An Gúm. His plays for stage, television and radio have been produced in many European countries and in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. His television play The Glory and the Dream won the Radio Telefís Éireann award.

His stage plays have been produced at the Abbey and Peacock theatres in Dublin. His stories and plays have received many literary awards.

Liam Mac Uistin is the author of The Táin, (O'Brien Press) a hugely popular book for the young reader on this great Celtic epic.

He lives in Dublin with his family.

Reviews

[Olaf · Rating 4 out of 5]

An-spraoí atá an leabhar seo. Go leor sliseanna saol timpeall Baile Átha Clíath comhaimseartha (bhuel, c.2003).

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had a promising plotline which was unfortunately ruined by highly dubious subplots which forced me not to take this book seriously. I feel the author could have added at least another hundred pages to the book in order to iron out the wrinkles that are the flimsy prextexts by which the subplots were advanced.
Bhios beagnach tri realtai a bhronnadh don leabhar, ach nil se sin chun a tharla anois.