Carn Paperback by Mccabe Patrick (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It seemed as if the town of Carn, a huddled clump of windswept grey buildings split in two by a muddied main street, had somehow been spirited away and supplanted by a thriving, bustling place which bore no resemblance whatever to it. For a split second, she saw her own death, a gunmetal face fixed on the sky, all around the faces and voices of Carn as she had known it. Josie Keenan had come home to the town of Carn, the only home she knew A unique record by somebody who understands that the reality of small-town life is as important in literature as any aspect of Ireland . . . a savage, raw and bitter honesty . . . I know no Irish writer with such an obvious, extraordinary talent Dermot Bolger, Sunday Independent Powerful, precise writing Patrick McCabes Carn introduces one of the most promising writers in a long, long time Bill Buford, Granta Resolute . . . the writing is raw and didactic. His story bears the hideous ring of authenticity Guardian Stylishly narrated, but with the chronological forthrightness that comes as a benison after some modern novels London Review of Books From the winner of the Irish Times Award for Fiction 1992 and the Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Butcher Boy This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It seemed as if the town of Carn, a huddled clump of windswept grey buildings split in two by a muddied main street, had somehow been spirited away and supplanted by a thriving, bustling place which bore no resemblance whatever to it. For a split second, she saw her own death, a gunmetal face fixed on the sky, all around the faces and voices of Carn as she had known it. Josie Keenan had come home to the town of Carn, the only home she knew A unique record by somebody who understands that the reality of small-town life is as important in literature as any aspect of Ireland . . . a savage, raw and bitter honesty . . . I know no Irish writer with such an obvious, extraordinary talent Dermot Bolger, Sunday Independent Powerful, precise writing Patrick McCabes Carn introduces one of the most promising writers in a long, long time Bill Buford, Granta Resolute . . . the writing is raw and didactic. His story bears the hideous ring of authenticity Guardian Stylishly narrated, but with the chronological forthrightness that comes as a benison after some modern novels London Review of Books From the winner of the Irish Times Award for Fiction 1992 and the Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Butcher Boy This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…