New Irish Short Stories The countryside country life as blunt and brutal as

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A young Israeli soldier who is on duty that day finds himself battling on two fronts: with the villagers and

He’d said people were trying to kill him

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New Irish Short Stories The countryside country life as blunt and brutal asAuthor: O'Connor, Joseph Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 17 March 2011 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom. Paperback 432 pages 127 x 197 x 36 338g Edited by Joseph O'Connor (author of Star of the Sea and Ghost Light) New Irish Short Stories is a stunning collection from a fascinating variety of writers, both new and established. Featuring, among many others, William Trevor and Roddy Doyle, Rebecca Miller and Richard Ford,