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Flotsam & Jetsam (Irish Literature Series)
Aidan Higgins
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Description for Flotsam & Jetsam (Irish Literature Series)
Paperback. Series: Irish Literature Series. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 454.
Considered to be one of the best Irish writers of the twentieth century, Aidan Higgins has earned a reputation throughout Europe as an unusual and astringent prose stylist. This omnibus of selected short fiction is the perfect introduction to the talents of this Irish successor to James Joyce and Samuel Beckett (although Higgins's work is perhaps more reminiscent of his Welsh contemporary Dylan Thomas), and displays Higgins's warmth of language and character. From a melancholy tale of suicide in "North Salt Holdings" to a colorful depiction of J. J. Catchpole's escapades in "Catchpole, " Higgins builds his characters into touching ... Read more
Considered to be one of the best Irish writers of the twentieth century, Aidan Higgins has earned a reputation throughout Europe as an unusual and astringent prose stylist. This omnibus of selected short fiction is the perfect introduction to the talents of this Irish successor to James Joyce and Samuel Beckett (although Higgins's work is perhaps more reminiscent of his Welsh contemporary Dylan Thomas), and displays Higgins's warmth of language and character. From a melancholy tale of suicide in "North Salt Holdings" to a colorful depiction of J. J. Catchpole's escapades in "Catchpole, " Higgins builds his characters into touching ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Series
Irish Literature Series
Number of Pages
470
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564783165
SKU
V9781564783165
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Ref
99-15
About Aidan Higgins
Aidan Higgins has written short stories, novels, travel pieces, radio plays, and a large body of criticism. A consummate stylist, his writing is lush and complex. His books include "Scenes from a Receding Past", "Bornholm Night-Ferry", "Balcony of Europe", and "Langrishe, Go Down", which was adapted for television by Harold Pinter.
Reviews for Flotsam & Jetsam (Irish Literature Series)
"Determinedly odd and aesthetically uncompromising..."
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