{"product_id":"irish-stories-9798217008131","title":"Irish Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling Pocket Classics collection of thirty-three short stories from across two centuries, showcasing the remarkable breadth and depth of Irish literary talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIreland has a long and glorious literary heritage that has always found particularly vivid expression in the short story form. The selections in \u003ci\u003eIrish Stories \u003c\/i\u003ereflect both rural and urban settings and the wide variety of literary styles that Irish writers have excelled at, including humor, literary fiction, ghost stories, and crime fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are early tales that draw on the vibrant folkloric traditions of the Emerald Isle, alongside such globally influential modernist titans as James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. The icons of a mid-twentieth-century golden age collected here include Elizabeth Bowen, Flann O'Brien, Frank O'Connor, Maeve Brennan, and Edna O'Brien, while a more recent literary flowering of the story form is amply represented by the works of Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín, Claire Keegan, Kevin Barry, Roddy Doyle, Sally Rooney, and many more. \u003ci\u003eIrish Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis an endlessly entertaining tribute to the imaginative riches of an extraordinary land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Morash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.33h x 4.73w x 1.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217008131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHRISTOPHER MORASH is the Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing at Trinity College, the University of Dublin. The author of numerous books on Irish literature and history, including his most recent, \u003ci\u003eDublin: A Writer's City\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 2019 he has chaired the judging panel for the International Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest prize for a single work in English.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Christopher Morash \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733863415965,"sku":"9798217008131","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c0b58669-947d-40f1-af11-dd585bdcc539.jpg?v=1773737168","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/irish-stories-9798217008131","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}