{"product_id":"an-arrow-in-flight-selected-stories-of-mary-lavin-9781668098714","title":"An Arrow in Flight: Selected Stories of Mary Lavin","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the great overlooked voices of modern Irish literature, once hailed as \"magnificent\" by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Lavin's fiction is now being revived for a new generation of readers in this definitive volume, selected and introduced by Colm Tóibín.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring her lifetime, Irish American writer Mary Lavin was a prominent literary figure. Throughout the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, her stories were frequently featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, compared to the works of Chekhov, James, and Wharton, and celebrated in major publications, ranging from \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Lavin won prestigious awards, such as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Katherine Mansfield Prize, and her influence extends to many of today's great fiction writers. Yet, despite her incredible success, Lavin's once acclaimed body of work has largely fallen out of print, lost and erased from the canon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, \u003ci\u003eAn Arrow in Flight\u003c\/i\u003e brings together sixteen of Lavin's most powerful stories, selected and introduced by Colm Tóibín. In witty and sharp prose, these tales explore familial tensions, relationships between men and women, and the social mores and biases of 20th-century Irish society, from the streets of Dublin to the fields of County Meath. Essential for any fan of contemporary Irish literature, \u003ci\u003eAn Arrow in Flight \u003c\/i\u003eshines a much-needed light on \"a master of the genre\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) who has, for too long, remained in the shadows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Lavin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 5.66w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668098714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Lavin was born in Massachusetts in 1912 but moved to Ireland as a child. Her first collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eTales from Bective Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1942, was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and launched her acclaimed career in this genre. Her stories appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other magazines. Her novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe House in Clewe Street\u003c\/i\u003e, were also widely celebrated. She won several awards, including the Guggenheim fellowship and the Katherine Mansfield Prize, and she was President of the Irish PEN and \u003ci\u003eAosdána\u003c\/i\u003e, the Irish Academy of Letters. She died in 1996. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including \u003ci\u003eLong Island\u003c\/i\u003e, an Oprah's Book Club Pick; \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Costa Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eNora Webster, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Hawthornden Prize, as well as three story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022-2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eIn 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mary Lavin \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47711725879453,"sku":"9781668098714","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4e2aeddb-d13a-412e-819a-0d5f98f4fb2b.jpg?v=1773168691","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/an-arrow-in-flight-selected-stories-of-mary-lavin-9781668098714","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}