Heaven lies about us : stories / Eugene McCabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCabe, Eugene, 1930-2020.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Fiction.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Fermanagh (Northern Ireland)--Fiction.

Fermanagh (Northern Ireland).

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

309 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2004.

Summary:

In these twelve stories, Eugene McCabe plumbs the soul of the Irish border counties, where confusion, divided loyalties, and emotional betrayal are part of everyday life, whether that life is lived in the aftermath of "the great hunger" or in the face of the recent conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Realistic and haunting, McCabe's short fiction has been long acclaimed in Ireland, but has never before been published in the United States. From a fragile family whose religious tenacity blinds them to their child's terrible secret, to an aging landlord who only now begins to know the people he has lived amongst for years, McCabe captures the crumbling landscape of these small communities from every angle, while showcasing the extraordinary perseverance and dedication of a people. A master of arresting dialogue and intimate characterization, Eugene McCabe demonstrates his outstanding gift for short fiction in this revelatory and memorable collection.

Contents:

Heaven lies about us

Truth

Victorian fields

Roma

Music at Annahullion

Cancer

Heritage

Victims

The orphan

The master

The landlord

The mother.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

1582344272

OCLC:

52757346

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