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These stories, rich with the passion and drama which characterises all of Walter Macken’s writing, were conceived by the author as a thematic collection, providing a stunning evocation of the life and people of Galway in the 1940s.
They document a time and place, yet they also have a timeless appeal in their portrayal of the people of the city whom Macken knew and loved so well.
Full of insight and humour, they do not romanticise the past; rather they celebrate the qualities of ordinary people in their struggles with poverty, with political conservatism and with the sea, ever-present elements in the life of the city of the tribes. Walter Macken has long been one of Ireland’s most popular writers.
A novelist who defined in fiction the world of the ‘plain people’ of the west of Ireland, he was a master of the short story. First published posthumously in 1997, these magnificent stories are now brought back to life in the Modern Irish Classics series.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:350 pages
- Publisher:New Island Books
- Publication Date:27/05/2020
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- ISBN:9781848407633
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:350 pages
- Publisher:New Island Books
- Publication Date:27/05/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781848407633