Collected Stories Hardback
by Bernard MacLaverty
Hardback
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Since the publication of Secrets and Other Stories in 1977, Bernard MacLaverty has been celebrated as one of the finest living short-story writers.
Writing in the New York Times, William Boyd summoned the shades of Yeats, Joyce and Flann O'Brien, insisting that `MacLaverty sits perfectly comfortably' in their company.
The Guardian simply said `MacLaverty is a master.'Melding his native Irish sensibilities to those of his adopted west-coast Scotland, these tales attend to life's big events: love and loss, separation and violence, death and betrayal.
But the stories teem with smaller significant moments too - private epiphanies, chilling exchanges, intimate encounters.
A writer of great compassion, insight and humanity, MacLaverty surprises us time and again with the sensitivity of his ear, the accuracy of his eye.
Each of these extraordinary stories - with their wry, self-deprecating humour, their elegance and subtle wisdom - gets to the very heart of life. The Collected Short Stories includes most of Secrets, A Time to Dance, The Great Profundo, Walking the Dog and Matters of Life & Death.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:14/11/2013
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- ISBN:9780224097802
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:14/11/2013
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- ISBN:9780224097802