Binding: Paperback
Description: Dublin is one of the world's great literary cities immortalized in works by some of the most celebrated international authors. It is a city of warmth and character which combines the richest of histories with a vibrant contemporary edge and which welcomes millions of people to its streets each year. In addition to being Ireland's capital city Dublin is a city with a proud European identity and with long - established dynamic links with the rest of the world. Dublin Tales comprises an exciting selection of stories from across the twentieth and early twenty - first centuries which are illustrative of this. The stories in Dublin Tales are variously vibrant evocative humorous and diverse and engage in different ways with Dublin's history its culture its cityscape and its people. It includes stories by writers who are intimately associated with the city (James Joyce and Brendan Behan) as well as by some of the most acclaimed Irish authors of the twentieth century (Elizabeth Bowen Liam O Flaherty William Trevor John Mc Gahern and il's N Dhuibhne). Less familiar authors are also included as are specially commissioned stories from some of the most talented younger writers writing today (Caitriona Lally Kevin Power and Melatu Uche Okorie). Dublin Tales also includes bilingual versions of two stories which were originally written in the Irish language by Dara Conaola and Caitl n Nic omhair which have been specially translated into English for this startlingly original new book.
Title: Dublin Tales
Brand: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192855558
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 2/26/2024
Series: City Tales
Category: Fiction In Translation