Beneath the earth : stories
Boyne, John, 1971-2015
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In this collection of twelve dark, unerring and surprising short stories, John Boyne explores the extremities of the human condition in all its brilliance and brutality. The secrets we keep and the ways in which they shape us, the impossibility of shared loss, the lengths we will go to in order to protect our families and the distance we will run to protect ourselves. Drawing on a host of enthralling characters - a farmer, a cuckold and a teenager exploring his sexuality; good parents, bad parents, writers and soldiers; a student, a rent boy and a hitman - Boyne examines the hopeful and the damaged without prejudice or judgement. This, his first collection of short stories, is some of John Boyne's finest writing to date. It includes 'Rest Day' which won the 2015 Writing.ie Short Story of the Year award in Ireland.
Main title:
Beneath the earth : stories / John Boyne.
Author:
Boyne, John, 1971-, author
Imprint:
London : Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, 2015.©2015
Collation:
268 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Boy, 19 -- The country you called home -- The schleinermetzenmann -- Empire tour -- Haystack girl -- Rest day -- The vespa -- A good man -- Amsterdam -- Student card -- Araby -- Beneath the Earth.
ISBN:
9780857523419 (paperback)9780857523402 (hardback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
254248
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | BOYN | Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 |