{"product_id":"the-oxford-book-of-irish-short-stories-oxford-books-of-prose-verse","title":"The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories (Oxford Books of Prose \u0026 Verse)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIreland has been called a nation of story-tellers. \"Stories of one kind or another have a way of pressing themselves into Irish conversation  both as entertainment and as a form of communication \" writes William Trevor. \"For centuries they have been offered to strangers  almost as hospitality is: tall stories  simple stories  stories of extraordinary deeds  of mysteries and wonders  of gentleness  love  cruelty  and violence.\" Himself an accomplished short story writer  Trevor has gathered here a collection of stories that represent not only the best of Irish short story writing  but the best of the genre. Spanning the entire history of the Irish short story  from folk-tales to modern writing  this is the most broad-ranging anthology available. Included are such masters as James Joyce and Elizabeth Bowen  who established Ireland at the forefront of the modern short story  as well as Frank OConnor and Sean OFaolain  the two most important writers since Joyce and Bowen. Trevor has selected stories by Bernard McLaverty and Desmond Hogan to represent the new generation of writers. But  as Elizabeth Bowen observed  the modern short story in Ireland is \"a young art \" and it is against the nations deeply rooted oral tradition that it must be considered. Toward this end  The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories includes seven folk tales translated from the Irish by Sean OSullivan  and Seamus MacManuss re-telling of an Irish fairy tale. William Trevor is one of todays most famous and respected Irish writers. (His work is represented here by the short story \"Death in Jerusalem.\") The 45 stories he has selected for this anthology  for which he has written a generous introduction  cover a 250-year period and works by 35 authors. Together they demonstrate the development of the short story in Ireland  a land where a flair for storytelling has \"become a national characteristic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946977456181,"sku":"ByrdShop_0192141805","price":38.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780192141804.jpg?v=1769975647","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-book-of-irish-short-stories-oxford-books-of-prose-verse","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}