Kenny's Choice: 101 Irish Books You Must Read - Couverture rigide

Kenny, Des

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1856079775 ISBN 13 : 9781856079778

Editeur : Currach Press, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From John Banville to Calton Younger, from The All of It to Zoli, Des Kenny s choice ranges over novels, plays, poetry, memoir, history and travelogue, written in the past two centuries by Irish writers or by foreign writers on Irish topics. The Irish language is represented by classics such as An tOileánach and An Béal Bocht, social history by Synge, Carleton and also by contemporary authors such as Joe McGowan, whose Echoes of a Savage Land is a bridge between the old world and the new. A celebration of the twenty years of Kenny's Book Club and a tribute to his parents Des and Maureen Kenny as well as to authors, publishers, booksellers and book-lovers everywhere, Kenny's Choice will surprise, intrigue and perhaps infuriate readers, as much for its inclusions as for its omissions. According to Des Kenny, 'The final selection has no rhyme or reason to it. It includes books that haven't been read for at least a generation as well as books that never got the attention they deserved. Some books were chosen not only because of their intrinsic merit but also because they represent an important aspect of Irish life and society.'

Présentation de l'éditeur :

One of Ireland s best-known and most popular booksellers makes his choice of the best, the most interesting, the most influential books published in Ireland over the last century. In keeping with the congenial and maverick personality of the author, there are many unexpected inclusions, and some unexpected exclusions, notable James Joyce s Ulysses. The list begins (alphabetically by first name) with Aidan Higgins and finishes with William Trevor and on the way includes John Healy, Peadar O Donnell, Peter Somerville-Large, Thomas Lynch, Eilís Dillon. Books in Irish are represented by authors like Breandán Ó hEithir and Tomás Ó Criomhthain. Some of the books chosen are enduring classics and have even found their way on to school and university syllabi; others, despite their quality, are out of print and forgotten by many. The Kenny Book Bag will intrigue, delight and annoy Irish book-buyers in equal measure.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Currach Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1856079775
• ISBN 13: 9781856079778
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 335