{"product_id":"the-anchor-book-of-new-irish-writing","title":"The Anchor Book of New Irish Writing","description":"An Anchor Paperback Original\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intelligent, sophisticated cross-section of Irish short fiction, ideal for casual readers and classrooms alike, that showcases where Irish writers are now, as well as where they are headed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contemporary Irish short story, perhaps even more than the novel, provides vital critical clues and guideposts for anyone interested in twentieth-century Irish writing--the Irish, after all, have always been a nation of storytellers, and the current practioners of this ancient tradition are in the process of exploding and rediefining the form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Anchor Book of New Irish Writing\u003c\/b\u003e features a group of writers whose influence is already strongly felt in Irish literature, and who deserve to be better known in American, among them Aidan Matthews and Anne Enright.  The stories themselves are beautifully written, well-chosen by the editors, and presented in such a way as to guide readers through the fascinating dramatic, structural, and technical themes explored by contemporary Irish stories.  The result is a rich sampling of these writers including the work of more familiar ones-from Elizabetth Bowen to Neil Jordan-a collection that promises to introduce the new classics of Irish literature to a wider audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of contributors:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Bowen\u003cbr\u003eJohn Banville\u003cbr\u003eDesmond Hogan\u003cbr\u003eBernard McLaverty \u003cbr\u003eCherry Smyth\u003cbr\u003eClare Boylan\u003cbr\u003eRita Kelly\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Binchy\u003cbr\u003eAnne Devlin\u003cbr\u003eEvelyn Conlon\u003cbr\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003cbr\u003eAiden Matthews\u003cbr\u003eAnne Enright\u003cbr\u003ePatrick McCabe\u003cbr\u003eRohan Sheenan\u003cbr\u003eMichael O'Loughlin\u003cbr\u003eEamonn Sweeney\u003cbr\u003eMarcy Dorcey \u003cbr\u003eEllis Ní Dhuibhne\u003cbr\u003eJoseph O'Connor\u003cbr\u003eColum McCann \u003cbr\u003eNeil Jordan","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50964271595808,"sku":"9780385498890","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780385498890.jpg?v=1764019673","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/the-anchor-book-of-new-irish-writing","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}