An arrow in flight : selected stories / Mary Lavin ; selected by Colm T̤ib̕n.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lavin, Mary, 1912-1996, author.

Contributor:

Tóibín, Colm, 1955- editor, writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Fiction.

Ireland.

Families--Ireland--Fiction.

Families.

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Short stories.

Genre:

short stories.

Short stories

Short stories.

Physical Description:

xii, 399 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Scribner trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Scribner, 2026.

Summary:

This volume brings together sixteen short stories by Irish American writer Mary Lavin, selected and introduced by Colm Tóibín. Lavin was a prominent literary figure in the mid-20th century, with stories frequently published in The New Yorker and recognized with awards such as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Katherine Mansfield Prize. The collection explores themes including family relationships, interactions between men and women, and the social customs of Irish society in the twentieth century. The stories are set in various locations in Ireland, including Dublin and County Meath. This edition presents a selection of Lavin's fiction for contemporary readers and includes an introduction that situates her work within Irish literary traditions.

This volume brings together sixteen short stories by Irish American writer Mary Lavin, selected and introduced by Colm T̤ib̕n. Lavin was a prominent literary figure in the mid-20th century, with stories frequently published in The New Yorker and recognized with awards such as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Katherine Mansfield Prize. The collection explores themes including family relationships, interactions between men and women, and the social customs of Irish society in the twentieth century. The stories are set in various locations in Ireland, including Dublin and County Meath. This edition presents a selection of Lavin's fiction for contemporary readers and includes an introduction that situates her work within Irish literary traditions.

Contents:

Trastevere

In the middle of the fields

A memory

A cup of tea

A story with a pattern

The great wave

In a cafe

Asigh

Happiness

The yellow beret

Chamois gloves

The long ago

At Sallygap

Sarah

The haymaking

The cuckoo spit.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Nora Barry.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781668098714

1668098717

OCLC:

1578104991