Being Various: New Irish Short Stories
By: Lucy Caldwell
3.69
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
Featuring brand new short stories from Kevin Barry, Eimear McBride, Belinda McKeon, Lisa McInerney,…
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1. The Lesser Bohemians
By: Eimear McBride
4.15
Format: 399 pages, Hardcover
The captivating new novel from Eimear McBride, critically acclaimed and Baileys Women's Prize-winni… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- ireland
- irish literature
Similar categories in Claire Keegan's Walk the Blue Fields: Stories book and Lucy Caldwell's Being Various: New Irish Short Stories
- literary fiction
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- ireland
- irish literature
3. Antarctica
By: Claire Keegan
3.86
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Published to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, the iridescent stories in Claire… read more
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- literary fiction
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- ireland
- irish literature
"That's the way it is in our house, everybody knowing things but pretending they don't."-Claire Keegan, Antarctica
"I run the house now. The last man who said I was old enough got scalded. My mother always said there was nothing as bad as a burn. And she was right. It's turning out that I'm taking no nonsense from…"-Claire Keegan, Antarctica
"Whatever you say, I'll manage. I will live out of a water barrel and check the skies. I will learn fifteen types of wind and know the weight of tomorrow's rain by the rustle in the sycamores. Make ne…"-Claire Keegan, Antarctica
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5. Close to Home
By: Michael Magee
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- ireland
- irish literature
6. Nigdy, nigdy, nigdy
By: Linn Strømsborg
4.16
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Mam trzydzieści pięć lat. Nie chcę mieć dzieci. Bohaterka powieści Linn Strømsborg nigdy nie chc… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
"Ich wünsche mir ein langes Leben, das ich mit Büchern fühlen will"-Linn Strømsborg, Nigdy, nigdy, nigdy
"Eltern warten auf ein Danke, Kinder auf eine Entschuldigung. Keiner kriegt, was er sich wünscht."-Linn Strømsborg, Nigdy, nigdy, nigdy
"Rodzice czekają na podziękowania, a dzieci czekają na przeprosiny. Nikt z nas nie dostanie nigdy tego, czego pragnie."-Linn Strømsborg, Nigdy, nigdy, nigdy
7. Mr Salary
By: Sally Rooney
3.78
Format: 33 pages, Paperback
My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him cl… read more
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- literary fiction
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- ireland
- irish literature
"My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all."-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
"He watched me at first but then looked away. "Would it be a major bereavement for you if I died?" I said. "The most major one I can think of, yeah." "Nobody else would grieve."-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
"Death was, of course, the most ordinary thing that could happen, at some level I knew that. Still, I had stood there waiting to see the body in the river, ignoring the real living bodies all around m…"-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
"Nothing inside my body was trying to kill me. Death was, of course, the most ordinary thing that could happen, at some level I knew that. Still, I had stood there waiting to see the body in the river…"-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
8. Żywot i śmierć pana Hersha Libkina z Sacramento w stanie Kalifornia
By: Ishbel Szatrawska
4.38
Format: 203 pages, Paperback
Ocalały z Shoah emigrant z Polski przybywa do Stanów Zjednoczonych, by robić karierę w Hollywood. W… read more
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- fiction
"Ja tylko chcę być raz w życiu człowiekiem! Ja chcę raz w życiu zobaczyć, że nie jestem inny! Że jestem postacią, która ma własne życie!"-Ishbel Szatrawska, Żywot i śmierć pana Hersha Libkina z Sacramento w stanie Kalifornia
"W ogóle mamy tendencję, by wspominać spektakularne wydarzenia. Jak pan się zastanowi, zorientuje się pan, że życie to także drobiazgi i to głównie one dodają całości smaku. Nieważne, co pan ma na tal…"-Ishbel Szatrawska, Żywot i śmierć pana Hersha Libkina z Sacramento w stanie Kalifornia
9. Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine
By: Klara Hveberg
3.78
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES GLOBETROTTING PICK A remarkable and hea… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
"Andre folk har et liv. De glemmer. De ligger ikke under dynen som henne og samler på øyeblikk. Enda en gang er hun bare en liten flik av en annens liv. Mens han er nesten hele hennes verden."-Klara Hveberg, Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine
"Hun sukker. "Vi kunne blitt en fin kjærlighetsroman, tror du ikke?" Han lar blikket hvile på henne. Lenge. De kloke Sankt Bernhardshund-øynene. "Vi passer nok bedre i en ensomhetsroman, du og jeg." s…"-Klara Hveberg, Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine
"Fraktalene er også fulle av hull i ulike størrelser, og dette gjør at de kan ha en dimensjon som ikke er et helt tall. Et klassisk eksempel på en fraktal er Sierpinski-trekanten. Da starter man med e…"-Klara Hveberg, Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine
"Może tak naprawdę on istnieje w wyższym wymiarze. Jeśli tak jest, to Bóg, projektowany do naszego wymiaru, mógłby wyglądać inaczej w zależności od tego, gdzie znajduje się patrzący. A różne na jego t…"-Klara Hveberg, Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine
10. Trespasses
By: Louise Kennedy
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- ireland
- irish literature
11. Wszystko mam bardziej. Życie w spektrum autyzmu
By: Jacek Hołub
4.10
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
O tym, dlaczego dorośli decydują się na diagnozę, dlaczego autyzm to nie zawsze supermoce, o codzie… read more
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12. The Ferryman (NHB Modern Plays)
By: Jez Butterworth
4.36
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
Armagh, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. … read more
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- ireland
- irish literature
- fiction
13. Bliscy
By: Annie Ernaux
4.14
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Czy da się uciec od swojego pochodzenia? Jak pragnienie awansu społecznego wpływa na kolejne pokole… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
14. Chwile wieczności
By: Kjersti Anfinnsen
3.92
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Wszyscy się kiedyś zestarzejemy - Chwile wieczności mogą nas do tego przygotować. Na Chwile wiec… read more
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- fiction
15. A Perfect Day to Be Alone
By: Nanae Aoyama
3.12
Format: 160 pages, ebook
It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
"I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
"Is that how it feels to you? Oh, you bet. Pain, suffering - that stuff's always scary, no matter how long you've been around."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
16. That Old Country Music
By: Kevin Barry
3.90
Format: 191 pages, Hardcover
A collection of short stories of rural Ireland in the classic Irish mode: full of love (and sex), m… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- ireland
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17. Andromeda
By: Therese Bohman
3.63
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
”Förlagshuset ligger som ett fartyg som ankrat mitt i stan, en stor ljus byggnad som kröns av en ta… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
"Jeśli rozumie się ludzi, wszyscy stają się interesujący."-Therese Bohman, Andromeda
"Pamiętasz jak raz powiedziałaś, że masz wrażenie jakbyś przez całe życie biegła? Dokładnie wiedziałem co masz na myśli, ze mną było tak samo. Biegłem sam, tak jak Ty. Ale przez te kilka lat miałem wr…"-Therese Bohman, Andromeda
18. Grand Union
By: Zadie Smith
3.26
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling collection of short fiction, more than half of which have never been published before, f… read more
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- literary fiction
- unfinished
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
"See what you've done there is you've transformed an act of the perpetrator into another person's being. I said, You don't say to a witch: the reason they're dunking you is because you're a witch. You…"-Zadie Smith, Grand Union
19. The Raptures
By: Jan Carson
3.85
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
When several children from the same village start succumbing to a mysterious illness, the quest to … read more
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20. Being Various: New Irish Short Stories
By: Lucy Caldwell
3.69
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
Featuring brand new short stories from Kevin Barry, Eimear McBride, Belinda McKeon, Lisa McInerney,… read more
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- love
- unfinished
- anthologies
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- fiction
- contemporary
- 21st century
- ireland
- irish literature
21. Quickly, While They Still Have Horses: Stories
By: Jan Carson
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Humorous and horrifying, tender and absurd, the stories in Quickly, While They Still Have Horses of… read more
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