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Heaven Lies About Us
Eugene McCabe
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Description for Heaven Lies About Us
Paperback. Set in Irish border counties, these twelve stories are written by Eugene McCabe - a major playwright who is considered a master of dialogue and intimate characterisation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
In these twelve stories, Eugene McCabe plumbs the soul of the Irishborder counties, where confusion, divided loyalties, and conflict arepart of everyday life. A master of arresting dialogue and intimate characterisation, celebrated as a major playwright and author of one of the most important Irish novels of the last fifty years, McCabe demonstrates his outstanding gift for short fiction in this revelatory and haunting collection.
In these twelve stories, Eugene McCabe plumbs the soul of the Irishborder counties, where confusion, divided loyalties, and conflict arepart of everyday life. A master of arresting dialogue and intimate characterisation, celebrated as a major playwright and author of one of the most important Irish novels of the last fifty years, McCabe demonstrates his outstanding gift for short fiction in this revelatory and haunting collection.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
221g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099470328
SKU
V9780099470328
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99-8
About Eugene McCabe
Eugene McCabe was born in Glasgow in 1930. His novel Death and Nightingales,published in 1992, was described by Michael Ondaatje as 'a deeplymoving, powerful, and unforgettable book'; John Banville said that it'should put Eugene McCabe in the first rank of contemporary Irishnovelists', and Colm Toibin called it 'clearly one of the great Irishmasterpieces of the century'. Eugene McCabe lives in ... Read more
Reviews for Heaven Lies About Us
'there is the sublime sweep of McCabe's craggy cadences to sustain you, and he takes an ingenious delight in the mechanics of language'.
Alfred Hickling
Guardian
Alfred Hickling
Guardian