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Stories of Ireland

By Brian Friel
Series: Penguin European Writers
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A collection of delightful short stories from one of Ireland's greatest ever writers, Brian Friel. 'A fake! A quack! A charlatan! Get a grip on yourself, woman! We'll say another rosary and then I'll leave you home.' Stories of Ireland is a brilliant, colourful compendium of... Read More
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Stories of Ireland

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A collection of delightful short stories from one of Ireland's greatest ever writers, Brian Friel.

'A fake! A quack! A charlatan! Get a grip on yourself, woman! We'll say another rosary and then I'll leave you home.'

Stories of Ireland is a brilliant, colourful compendium of mid-century Irish experience from one of Ireland's greatest ever writers, Brian Friel. Demonstrating all of Friel's peerless instinct for voice, scene, and the uncanny mystery found in the everyday, these tales tell of beauty, struggle and discovery—from the drowning of a man in the bog-black waters of Lough Keeragh, to the camaraderie of teenage potato gatherers in County Tyrone, and from the careful work of the German War Graves Commission in Glenn na fuiseog, to trawlermen's talk of sunken gold off the coast of Donegal.

Selected by Friel himself, and introduced by acclaimed author Louise Kennedy, this delightful, heartfelt collection truly offers some of the best stories ever written.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405972239

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 146g

Pages: 192

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Brian Friel Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: Penguin European Writers

About the Author

Brian Friel (1929 - 2015) is one of Ireland's greatest ever playwrights. Over a career of more than fifty years, he published 24 plays including Faith Healer, Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa, all of which are now defining documents of Irish literature. Globally, he is one of the most beloved and frequently performed dramatists of the 20th century. Friel was also an acclaimed short story writer, publishing two renowned collections in his lifetime. He died in 2015 at home in Donegal.

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