Homesickness : stories
Book |
First edition. |
McClelland & Stewart,
[Toronto] :
2022.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | Fic Bar | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | FIC Barre | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
About
When Colin Barrett's debut Young Skins published, it swept up several major literary awards, and, in both its linguistic originality and sharply drawn portraits of working-class Ireland, earned Barrett comparisons to Faulkner, Hardy, and Musil. Now, in a blistering follow-up collection, Barrett brings together eight character-driven stories, each showcasing his inimitably observant eye and darkly funny style. A quiet night in a local pub is shattered by the arrival of a sword-wielding fugitive; a funeral party teeters on the edge of this world and the next, as ghosts simply won't lay in wake; a shooting sees a veteran policewoman confront the banality of her own existence; and an aspiring writer grapples with his father's cancer diagnosis and in his despair wreaks havoc on his mentor's life.
Details
- ISBN: 9780771000379
- Physical Description: 213 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: [Toronto] : McClelland & Stewart, 2022.