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The Spinning Heart
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This stunning debut has won major acclaim, winning the Guardian First Book Award and Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards; it was shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2013
Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award 2014
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013
Winner of Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2012
'Funny, moving and beautifully written' EDNA O'BRIEN
In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds.
The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant.
'Filled with light and shade, love and tragedy ... if it was a song you could sing it' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Donal Ryan is the real deal ... a brilliantly realised, utterly resonant state-of-the-nation landscape' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
'I can't imagine a more original, more perceptive or more passionate work than this. Outstanding' JOHN BOYNE
'It's furious, it's moving, it's darkly funny, it punches you right in the gut' NEW YORK TIMES
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The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan is praised for its emotional depth and evocative storytelling. Critics highlight its mix of light and dark elements, likening its lyrical quality to a song. The novel is lauded for its genuine character voices and humane portrayal of contemporary life, capturing a textured and compelling snapshot of a community.
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ISBN: 9781784165000
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 April 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Black Swan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 119g
Pages: 160
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About the Author
Donal Ryan, from Nenagh, County Tipperary, has published seven number one bestselling novels and a short story collection. He has won several awards for his fiction, including the European Union Prize for Literature, the Guardian First Book Award and six Irish Book Awards, and has been shortlisted for several more, including the Costa Book Award and the Dublin International Literary Award. He was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2013 for his debut novel, The Spinning Heart, and again in 2018, for his fourth novel, From A Low and Quiet Sea. The Spinning Heart was voted Irish Book of the Decade in 2016. In 2021 Donal became the first Irish writer to be awarded the Jean Monnet Prize for European Literature. His most recent novel, Heart Be at Peace, won both Novel of the Year and Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, and was shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Nero Book Awards. His work has been adapted for stage and screen and translated into over twenty languages. Donal has lectured in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick since 2014 and lives in Castletroy with his wife Anne Marie and their two children.
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