| View Larger Image | Barnacle Soup: And Other Stories from the West of Ireland | Hardcoverby Josie Gray (Author), Tess Gallagher (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Eastern Washington University Press | | Page Count: | 142 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 10, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 1,444,611st |
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Product Description
Ireland is known throughout the world for its rich and vibrant storytelling. Josie Gray is a proud inheritor of this tradition, a yarn-spinner whose evocative and authentic stories are steeped in the rural west of Ireland community to which he belongs. Beautifully crafted, subtly paced, and richly textured, Gray's stories vividly and affectionately bring to life a disparate cast of characters and recreate the fabric of their everyday lives. Disputes, laughter, courting, death, drink and general all-round skulduggery are the order of the day as Gray skilfully weaves together myth and fact, truth and near-truth. Captivated by these tales, acclaimed poet Tess Gallagher worked with Gray to give his oral stories written form. The result is a stunning collection that preserves the intimacy, melody and rhythm of Gray's voice. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 1 review)
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Funny, wise and fascinating by W. M. Sang (London, UK)  4 Stars
June 06, 2008
This is a collection of very short stories (sometimes only a few hundred words long) recounted by an old guy from County Sligo and massaged into written form. Some of them are mysterious, some of them very funny, some are wise and humane, and others simply offer little insights into a way of life rapidly vanishing. The whole thing will take you about 90 minutes to read, and I can't think of a better way to pass a train journey than this little gem.
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