Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

King Goshawk and the Birds, Paperback / softback Book

King Goshawk and the Birds Paperback / softback

Part of the Irish Literature Series series

Paperback / softback

Description

Originally published in 1926, King Goshawk and the Birds is the first installment of O’Duffy’s Cuanduine trilogy, which also included The Spacious Adventures of the Man in the Street (1928) and Asses in Clover (1933), all set to be published by Dalkey Archive in the near future.

Set in a future world devastated by the development of capitalism, King Goshawk concerns the eponymous tyrant’s attempt to buy all of the wildflowers and songbirds in Ireland, and the attempt by a Dublin philosopher as well as a number of mythical heroes of Irish tradition to stop him.

Information

Save 3%

£12.99

£12.49

 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information

Also in the Irish Literature Series series  |  View all