The Best of Frank O'Connor
The most generous one-volume collection ever published of short stories, autobiographical writings,poetry, and essays by the writer Yeats called Ireland's Chekhov. Selected and arranged thematically by Julian Barnes, the rich mix of writings in The Best of Frank O'Connor starts off with his most famous short story, Guests of the Nation, set during the Irish War of Independence; chronicles his childhood with an alcoholic father and protective mother; and traces his literary influences in brilliant essays on Joyce and Yeats. O'Connor's wonderfully polyphonic tales of family, friendship, and rivalry are set beside those that bring to life forgot…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-307-80672-7
- EAN: 9780307806727
- Produktnummer: 15722101
- Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 712 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'446 KB
Über den Autor
Frank O'Connor (1903-1966) was born in Cork, Ireland. The author of plays, stories, criticism, and poetry, he was also a director of the legendary Abbey Theatre in Dublin.Julian Barnes was born in England in 1946. Three of his novels have been short-listed for the Booker Prize.
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