Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories

Ireland has long been a nation of story-tellers. What began as a lively form of entertainment has grown into an unrivalled literary genre. Although Ireland may mourn the loss of the seanchaí, the old hearthside story-teller, the Irish art of story-telling is by no means lost. This varied anthology traces the development of the Irish short story from the early folk-tales of the oral tradition through Oliver Goldsmith, Maria Edgeworth, James Joyce, and Liam O'Flaherty, and on to the rising stars of the modern generation, such as Bernard Mac Laverty and Desmond Hogan.

About the author

William Trevor, geboren 1928, verbrachte seine Kindheit im ländlichen Irland. Er besuchte das Trinity College in Dublin und ist Mitglied der Irish Academy of Letters. Sein umfangreiches Werk umfasst Romane und Erzählungen und wurde mit zahlreichen literarischen Preisen ausgezeichnet. So erhielt er 1999 den 'David Cohen British Literature Prize' für sein Gesamtwerk und 2008 den 'Bob Hughes Lifetime Award'. William Trevor verstarb 2016.

Product details

• Authors: William Trevor
• Assisted by: William Trevor (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2001
• EAN: 9780192801937
• ISBN: 978-0-19-280193-7
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Oxford Paperbacks; Oxford Books of Prose; Oxford Books of Prose
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature