An Irish Christmas Feast: The Best of John B. Keane (Keane, John B.)
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786710543 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Creates a charming emotional map of a fictitious but authentic-seeming place."
This bountiful, first-time-ever omnibus collection of more than fifty tales by one of Ireland's liveliest and most popular story writers offers holiday charm, human idiosyncrasy, and Gaelic humor by the Christmas stockingful. Drawing on the rich folk culture of County Kerry, John B. Whether recounting "The Miracle of Ballybradawn," "The Great Christmas Raid at Balleybooley," or "The Order of MacMoolamawn," whether telling the tales of "The Magic Stoolin," "A Tasmanian Backhander," "The Fourth Wise Man," or the "Last Christmas Eve of the Twentieth Century," Keane bears delightful w
Brilliant Irish Literature at its very best Over the last year I've considered myself truly fortunate to have discovered the work of John Keane. In September of 200Brilliant Irish Literature at its very best Ben Rotholtz Over the last year I've considered myself truly fortunate to have discovered the work of John Keane. In September of 2004 I stopped by the Dublin Writer's Museum and saw his books prominently featured. Much harder to spot in America and not fiction that I had previously run across. On a whim I took a chance and bought one of his books: it was one of the best gambles I've made.This magnificent and long book of short stories absolutely sparkles with carefully drawn, always engaging and focused tales of characters that command the page with energy and wi. I stopped by the Dublin Writer's Museum and saw his books prominently featured. Much harder to spot in America and not fiction that I had previously run across. On a whim I took a chance and bought one of his books: it was one of the best gambles I've made.This magnificent and long book of short stories absolutely sparkles with carefully drawn, always engaging and focused tales of characters that command the page with energy and wi. "Great addition to the Christmas Literary Canon" according to Rich Rogers. This is a compilation of Keane's previous three Christmas short story collections, along with four or five other pieces that weren't in those collections. It was published shortly after his death, and a fitting tribute to Keane's literary genius and talent.Keane presents Ireland as it is, none of the "top o' the mornin'" "faith and begorah" for him. The Ireland he presents is real, vibrant, amazing. If you have ever seen the movie Waking Ned Devine, that is the best comparison I can make to Keane. The same type of people, simple farmers, day-laborers,. "Wonderful book of interconnected short stories" according to Rachel Adams. I found this book initially at a library book sale and fell in love with it. This year I bought a copy for my dad for Christmas, and I know he'll love it as much as I do. It's set in a community in Ireland in various times between (i think) about 19Wonderful book of interconnected short stories I found this book initially at a library book sale and fell in love with it. This year I bought a copy for my dad for Christmas, and I know he'll love it as much as I do. It's set in a community in Ireland in various times between (i think) about 1930 and 1950. The stories are all quite different, some are love stories, some are comedic, all of them are off-beat and distinctly Irish. Characters sometimes make repeat appearances so that the book is a strange cross between a novel and a book of short stories. I read somewhere (maybe in this book) that t. 0 and 1950. The stories are all quite different, some are love stories, some are comedic, all of them are off-beat and distinctly Irish. Characters sometimes make repeat appearances so that the book is a strange cross between a novel and a book of short stories. I read somewhere (maybe in this book) that t
. John B. Keane, the beloved playwright and author of such novels as The Contractors,Durango, and An Irish Christmas Feast, as well as collections of poetry, songs, letters, and short stories, lived in Listowel, County Kerry. There he presided over one of the liveliest, most literary pubs in Ireland until his death in May 2002