First published 2011
This collection gathers all the short stories by John McGahern, the Irish writer critics call the finest short story author from Ireland since James Joyce. McGahern lived from 1934 to 2006 and remained nearly unknown to Spanish-speaking readers until publisher Adriana Hidalgo brought out his most powerful novel, La oscuridad. His stories capture the rhythms and tensions of Irish life with precision and restraint. The Irish American Foundation honored McGahern with their award, and he received the Prix Étranger Ecureuil along with an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin. These complete stories reveal why McGahern earned such recognition, presenting characters caught between tradition and change in rural Ireland.
Genres: short-stories, irish-literature, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-driven, slice-of-life
Setting: Ireland
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
578 pages · Paperback · Adriana Hidalgo Editora