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By the Bog of Cats
Marina Carr
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Description for By the Bog of Cats
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96.
Set in the mysterious landscape of the bogs of rural Ireland, Carr's lyrical and timeless play tells the story of Hester Swane, an Irish traveller with a deep and unearthly connection to her land. Tormented by the memory of a mother who deserted her, Hester is once again betrayed, this time by the father of her child, the man she loves. On the brink of despair, she embarks on a terrible journey of vengeance as the secrets of her tangled history are revealed.
'A piece of poetic realism steeped in the past . . . Carr has an extraordinary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571227662
SKU
KSK0000319
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Ref
99-6
About Marina Carr
Marina Carr was brought up in County Offaly. A graduate of University College Dublin, she has written extensively for the theatre. She has taught at Villanova, Princeton, and is currently Associate Professor in the School of English, Dublin City University. Awards include the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Macaulay Fellowship, the E. M. Forster Prize from the American Academy of ... Read more
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