Beheading the Virgin Mary, and Other Stories Contributor(s): McLaughlin, Donal (Author) |
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ISBN: 162897012X ISBN-13: 9781628970128 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: 823.92 |
LCCN: 2014001104 |
Series: Scottish Literature |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 180 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Liam O'Donnel, an Irish boy growing up in Scotland, is often the focus of Donal McLaughlin's hilarious and harrowing short stories, and in beheading the virgin mary, he continues this loose narrative, interspersed -- every second story -- with unrelated reports. Here, Liam steps in dog dirt on his way to Sunday Mass; Bloody Sunday is experienced as a series of phone calls to the home of a Scottish neighbor; and the title story introduces the next generation of O'Donnells. With his keen ear and inimitable spirit, the always innovative McLaughlin is one of the brightest lights of contemporary European fiction. |