9780805783124 - Liam O'Flaherty: A Study of the Short Fiction (Twayne's Studies in Short Fiction) von Cahalan, James M. (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition - published in Boston, USA in 1991. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and gilt ISBN number stamped on the back board. The gilt is still beautifully bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps. No creases. Corners sharp. Page block edges very clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with pages bright and crisp and no inscriptions or annotations. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine grey-blue printed dustwrapper, which is unpriced on the front flap (as many academic books are). The dustwrapper is complete with virtually no faults - just light rubbing to the extremities. No creases, chips or tears and no fading. ***186 pages including a Chronology, Bibliography, Index and Notes on the Author at the back of the book. 224mm x 145mm. ***'Liam O'Flaherty (28 August 1896 - 7 September 1984) was an Irish novelist and short-story writer, and one of the foremost socialist writers in the first part of the 20th century, writing about the common people's experience and from their perspective. Others are Seán O'Casey, Pádraic Ó Conaire, Peadar O'Donnell, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, and Seosamh Mac Grianna all of them Irish language speakers who chose to write either in Irish or English. Liam O'Flaherty served on the Western Front as a soldier in the British army's Irish Guards regiment from 1916 and was badly injured in 1917. After the war, he was a founding member of the Communist Party of Ireland. His brother Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty (also a writer) was also involved in radical politics and their father, Maidhc Ó Flaithearta, was before them. O'Flaherty wrote almost exclusively in English, except for a play, a notable collection of short stories and some poems in the Irish language.' (Wiki) ***'In this definitive study of O'Flaherty's short fiction, James M. Cahalan provides the key to a full appreciation of O'Flaherty's multifaceted literary achievements. Noting that the language and culture of the Aran Islands are central to O'Flaherty's work, Cahalan takes a cultural-historical approach and offers new readings of stories both widely anthologized and neglected. Among the many highlights of this volume are numerous excerpts from O'Flaherty's letters, including those to his mentor, Edward Garnett, who introduced him to two of his most important models, Chekhov and Gorky. Also excerpted are O'Flaherty's autobiographical writings and criticism, assessments by H. E. Bates and Sean O'Casey, and a rare 1946 interview, granted before O'Flaherty sealed the last 30 years of his life in silence and solitude.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***A near fine first edition copy of an uncommon book on the short fiction of Irish writer Liam O'Flaherty. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.