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The Great Hunger

By Patrick Kavanagh
Series: Penguin Modern
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In The Great Hunger by Patrick Kavanagh, readers encounter a powerful poetic exploration of rural Irish life during the mid-20th century. This narrative captures the struggles, desires, and unfulfilled dreams of the protagonist, highlighting the isolation and hardships faced in a countryside fraught with cultural and economic challenges. Kavanagh masterfully uses vivid imagery and emotional depth to convey the tension between personal desires and societal expectations.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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The Great Hunger by Patrick Kavanagh is a powerful exploration of rural Irish life, delving into themes of isolation, desire, and the human condition. You might enjoy this book if you appreciate poignant poetry that captures the socio-cultural landscape with vivid imagery and profound emotional depth.

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Fifty new books at €1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry.

'I have lived in important places, times
When great events were decided . . .'

By turns comical, grouchy and exalted, and including his tragic masterpiece The Great Hunger, some of the key poems by the writer who transformed Anglo-Irish verse.

Series: Penguin Modern

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241339343

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 161.0mm

Weight: 44g

Pages: 64

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Patrick Kavanagh Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern

About the Author

Patrick Kavanagh was born in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, in 1904. His verse collections included Ploughman and Other Poems (1936), A Soul for Sale and Other Poems (1947) and Come Dance with Kitty Stobling (1960). He also wrote the novel Tarry Flynn (1948) and his autobiography The Green Fool (1938). He died in 1967.

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