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The Short Stories of John B. Keane

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Availability:In StockContributor:John B. KeaneSeries:John B. KeanePublish date:2012-01-02Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Mercier PressISBN-13:9781856353441ISBN-10:1856353443UPC:9781856353441Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author)Size:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.41 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SC2TBKX5YS

All human life is here, and Keane tells its story in an astonishing procession of remarkable characters and in rare humorous glimpses of his own career. There are more shades to John B. Keane's humour than there are colours in the rainbow. Compassion, shrewdness and a glorious sense of fun and roguery are evident in this collection, which brings together John B. Keane's tales. A fitting tribute to John B. Keane, for decades Ireland's favourite storyteller, this winning short story collection typifies the late author's folkloric imagination and storytelling arts.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Mercier PressISBN-13:9781856353441ISBN-10:1856353443UPC:9781856353441Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author)Size:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.41 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SC2TBKX5YS
Keane, John B.: - John B. Keane, one of Ireland's most prolific and respected literary figures, died on 30 May 2002 at the age of 73, after a long and difficult battle with cancer. He was born in Listowel, County Kerry and it was here that he spent his literary career, running a pub which provided him with inspiration for his characters and ideas. He remains one of Ireland's best-loved and best-selling authors. His plays Sive, The Field and Big Maggie are widely regarded as classics of the modern Irish stage and jewels in a crown which also includes such popular hits as Sharon's Grave, The Year of the Hiker, Many Young Men of Twenty, The Man from Clare, Moll and The Chastitute and The Year of the Hiker. It was not just in his plays that John B. Keane managed to portray all aspects of humanity with both wit and truth. He also wrote many fine novels, including The Contractors, A High Meadow and Durango. Also a writer of essays, short stories and letters, his humorous words live on in Celebrated Letters of John B. Keane, More Celebrated Letters, The Best of John B. Keane and The Short Stories of John B. Keane.
Publisher: Mercier Press

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Reprinted 7/10/ Edition

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John B. Keane

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