A gifted and determined stylist,Colum McCann seems to have taken a vow never to write a dull line'New York Times Book Review'Orwell would have been proud to journey with a writer as good as Colum McCann'Irish Sunday Independent__An ageing nun is tracked to ground by her sister; a garrulous beautician must lay out the corpse of a loved one.These are eloquent tales of exile and displacement,of characters always in search of a way back home or of a way to leave it. Mischievous,assured and versatile,Colum McCann's collection of short stories marks him out as one of our best contemporary writers.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781526617286Number of pages: 192Weight: 140 gDimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Orwell would have been proud to journey with a writer as good as Colum McCannA mesmeric findHis stories are the work of a most vivid imagination,perpetually finding new shapes and ways of examining the worldRich,powerful stories that place McCann at the front ranks of contemporary Irish writersBeautiful...These well-made stories,written with fierce beauty,are sure of their effect and powerThere is magic in this McCann,and he brings to each page a special sorcery with the voices he conjures...No one can read through and not emerge feeling changed,somehow ennobled by it
Colum McCann
Colum McCann is an award-winning Irish writer of literary fiction,best known for his novels TransAtlantic and the National Book Award-winning Let the Great World Spin.
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