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Death Of A King - And Other Stories (Paperback)
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Death Of A King - And Other Stories (Paperback)
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A gypsy king dies, and a group of villagers seek to save him from
the dishonour of a pauper's grave. The dispute over the inheritance
of a well-field becomes a struggle between the 'old stock' and the
'new people' for the very ownership of their town. A terrier pup
reveals the truth of the relationship between a poacher and
gamekeeper. A deceitful boy and his bullying father are taught a
lesson by a schoolteacher. A seasoned drinker subverts the 'dry'
policy of a train chartered by a Pioneer pilgrimage. An old man
puts on his best suit for his own wake, telling his family he will
be dead by nightfall. And a blind woman only truly realizes her
blindness when forced to abandon her home. Stories of children, of
old people, of enduring friendships and close family ties form the
heart of Seamus de Faoite's Death of a King. As fresh as the day
they were written, these stories brilliantly celebrate an almost
vanished way of life. Here are stonemasons, coopers, barmen and
bakers - craftspeople with 'that feeling for the grain in green
stone, the vein in sweet timber, the gloss in the hide of dull
leather, the white lightness in grey troughs of dough'.Through his
skilled ear for the lyrical fire within the rhythms and rapidfire
wit of colloquial speech, de Faoite fashions often hilarious tales
that illuminate his characters' lives in all their toughness and
tenderness. Death of a King features a generous selection of de
Faoite's short fiction from The Bell, New Irish Writing, The Irish
Press and other periodicals - along with three previously
unpublished stories.
General
Imprint: |
The Lilliput Press Ltd
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Country of origin: |
Ireland |
Release date: |
May 2005 |
First published: |
July 2006 |
Authors: |
Seamus De Faoite
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Editors: |
John F. Deane
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Dimensions: |
215 x 136 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
246 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84351-064-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
1-84351-064-2 |
Barcode: |
9781843510642 |
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