Lion Tamer and Other Stories
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0285632299 / Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd, April 1995
One of the acknowledged masters of short story writing reveals the full breadth of his talents in th...
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One of the acknowledged masters of short story writing reveals the full breadth of his talents in this delightful collection, a rich kaleidoscope of human emotion. Alight with humour, the twenty-two tales reflect the author's keen observation of his fellow Kerrymen and women, and imbue events in their lives with a drama, a passion and a sympathy that are common to human life everywhere.A widow loses her wedding ring in a hayrick, and immediately it seems as if all the pathos in the world has been unleashed; two old nuns watch a young couple flirting in the convent garden below their window and are wiser for the experience; a local teller of tales finds himself thrust into the background when a radio is brought into the village and mesmerises the entire community. Each story takes one simple theme and lifts it above the ordinary with an illuminating clarity that gives it fresh meaning.Humanity with all its foibles is here, in a book that was greeted with unadulterated enthusiasm when it was first published. Unavailable for many years, its zest for life and sheer brilliance of style will bring pleasure to thousands of new readers.
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