Claire Keegan

A Book of the Year in The Times - The New Statesman - Observer - Financial Times - Irish Times - Irish Independent - Times Literary Supplement **WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE AND THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE AND THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDS'Exquisite.' Damon Galgut'Masterly.' The Times'Miraculous.' Herald'Astonishing.' Colm Toibin'Stunning.' Sunday Independent'Absolutely beautiful.' Douglas StuartIt is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.

Qué quietud había ahí arriba, pero ¿por qué nunca estaba en paz? El día aún no despuntaba, y Furlong miró hacia el río oscuro y brillante cuya superficie reflejaba partes equivalentes del pueblo iluminado. Eran tantas las cosas que se veian mejor, cuando no estaban tan cerca. No pudo decir cual preferia; si la vista del pueblo o su reflejo en el agua.Invierno de 1985 en un pequeño pueblo irlandes. Bill Furlong es un hombre amable y un trabajador infatigable, vende carbon y madera. Su unica preocupacion es que a su esposa y a sus cinco hijas no les falte nada. Lleva una vida tranquila y rutinaria, hasta que un dia, mientras entrega un pedido en el convento del pueblo, se involucra en una situacion que le devuelve otra imagen de su pasado, dejandolo en medio de una encrucijada definitiva: por un lado, seguir su instinto de autopreservacion y mirar hacia abajo, por el otro, actuar con coraje y hacer lo correcto, sin importar las consecuencias.Claire Keegan, una de las voces mas potentes de la literaturairlandesa contemporanea, se detiene con perspicacia en esas pequeñascosas que lo cambian todo y construye una novela de una delicadeza conmovedora.En Cosas pequeñas como esas, Claire Keegan crea escenas con asombrosa claridad y lucidez. Esta es la historia de lo que sucedio en Irlanda, contado con simpatia y precision emocional.Colm Toibin

From the bestselling author Claire Keegan an exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away A genuine once in a generation writer THE TIMES Every word is the right word in the right place and the effect is resonant and deeply moving HILARY MANTEL Claire Keegan makes her moments real and then she makes them matter COLM TOIBIN After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home There his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he might have spent his life had he acted differently All evening with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company thoughts of this woman and others intrude and the true significance of this particular date is revealed From one of the world s great writers So Late in the Day asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women Claire Keegan s book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w c 02 09 2023 Readers love So Late in the Day You ll finish this novella in one sitting but you will be hooked to the author for life Claire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little

El 1985, a New Ross (Irlanda), el comerciant de carbó i llenya Bill Furlong, fill de mare soltera i pare de família devot, encara la campanya de Nadal. Entre els seus clients hi ha el convent de monges que regenta un internat per a noies i una bugaderia, on descobrira coses que shauria estimat mes no saber. Deu anys despres de Tres llums, Claire Keegan publica un relat dambient nadalenc i to dickensia basat en el cas de les bugaderies de les Magdalenes que va sacsejar la societat irlandesa a la darreria del segle XX, amb el rerefons del pacte de silenci que va ajudar a encobrir-lo. En aquesta petita obra mestra, inquietant i esperançadora, lescriptora planteja el conflicte etern entre conveniencia i moralitat.

An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster. 'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The TimesAfter an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently.All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed. From one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. 'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Toibin

A heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers.

Siguiendo la línea que la emparenta con Anton Chejov y Flannery O'Connor, este volumen de cuentos confirma la notable pluma de esta escritora irlandesa. Muchos de los relatos que aquí se ofrecen proponen miradas de mujeres y niños respecto del mundo familiar y de las relaciones intimas, miradas desplazadas del centro de la sociedad patriarcal. Sus relatos, situados en Irlanda y el sur de Estados Unidos, se sumergen en relaciones, obsesiones y traiciones. Desde una mujer que suspende su vida y se recluye durante diez años a la espera del prometido reencuentro con su amante la ultima noche del siglo, hasta una madre que le prepara a su esposo una sopa con fotos de su hija desaparecida para recordarle una infinita culpa; los personajes de Keegan habitan un mundo donde los sueños, la memoria y las oportunidades pueden tener consecuencias atroces. Los cuentos de Antartida resultan un ojo atento que descubre lo que se mueve debajo de la aparente serenidad de la vida cotidiana.

En la Irlanda rural de principios de los ochenta, una niña es llevada a casa de unos parientes a pasar una temporada, hasta que su madre haya dado a luz al último de sus hermanitos. En casa de los Kinsella todo contrasta con suhogar: hay baño y no letrina, una maquina blanca a la que llaman congelador, e insisten en que alli no hay secretos. Pero ella no solo descubrira uno, sino tambien que el dolor puede convertirse en ternura.Un libro sublime y sugerente sobre la cambiante linea entre el secreto y la verguenza, sobre ese intersticio entre lo que debe ser dicho y lo que debe callarse.

Un relat molt suggerent, d’una gran bellesa i una immensa fondària emocional, al voltant de la família, l’amor i la pèrdua.Una nena petita passa un estiu en una granja irlandesa amb uns pares d’acoll

En la Irlanda rural de principios de los ochenta, una niña es llevada a casa de unos parientes a pasar una temporada, hasta que su madre haya dado a luz al último de sus hermanitos. En casa de los Kinsella todo contrasta con su hogar: hay baño y no letrina, una máquina blanca a la que llaman freezer, e insisten en que allí no hay secretos. Pero ella no solo descubrirá uno, sino también que el dolor puede convertirse en ternura. Un libro sublime y sugerente sobre la cambiante línea entre el secreto y la vergüenza, sobre ese intersticio entre lo que debe ser dicho y lo que debe callarse.

Elegido Libro del Año por Los Angeles Times, "Antártida" sorprendió a ambos lados del Atlántico. Sus relatos, situados en Irlanda y el sur de Estados Unidos, se sumergen en relaciones, obsesiones y traiciones. Desde una mujer que suspende su vida y se recluye durante diez años a la espera del prometido reencuentro con su amante la ultima noche del siglo, hasta una madre que le prepara a su esposo una sopa con fotos de su hija desaparecida para recordarle una infinita culpa; los personajes de Keegan habitan un mundo donde los sueños, la memoria y las oportunidades pueden tener consecuencias atroces. Un libro agudo y perturbador de uno de los talentos mas destacados de la narrativa irlandesa.

A long-haired woman moves into the priest''s house and sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is almost gone. And in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride and battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair. In her long-awaited second collection, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past.

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. The evening is fine. In the sky a few early stars are shining of their own accord. She watches the dog licking the bowl clean. This dog will break her daughters heart, shes sure of it.Claire Keegans mesmeric story takes us into the heart of the Wicklow countryside, and of the farming family of Victor Deegan, with his three teenagers, the milking and the mortgage.When Deegan finds a gun dog and gives it as a present to his only daughter, his wife is filled with foreboding at this seeming act of kindness. As the seasons pass, long-buried family secrets threaten to emerge.

The stunning debut story collection from the author of Foster and the Booker Prize shortlisted Small Things Like TheseA beautiful, tender work of great clarity. Sebastian BarrySimply put, Claire Keegan is one of the greatest fiction writers in the world. George SaundersAmong the finest contemporary stories written recently in English.ObserverA secret one-night tryst in the city. A sisters revenge. A love-struck doctor. A missing girl. In Antarctica, an astonishing sequence of stories, one of our most gifted writers illuminates human longing and fallibility in all its variety.-------Readers love Antarctica: This is the best short story collection I have ever read. Trust me she is a real find! A skilled writer who immerses us seamlessly in the lives of her characters. I have now read every word Claire Keegan has written. Thats how much I love her writing. With her keen eye and lucid prose, Keegan beguiles, jolts and haunts us beyond the pages. The writing is both tender, poetic and authentic ... the stories stay with you long after you have finished reading.

En la Irlanda rural de principios de los ochenta, una niña es llevada a casa de unos parientes a pasar una temporada, hasta que su madre haya dado a luz al último de sus hermanitos. En casa de los Kinsella todo contrasta con suhogar: hay baño y no letrina

A stunning new hardback edition of Claire Keegan s classic and beloved novella Foster

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FOSTER, ANTARCTICA AND WALK THE BLUE FIELDS'A single one of Keegan's grounded, powerful sentences can contain volumes of social history. Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel 'This is a tale of courage and compassion, of good sons and vulnerable young mothers. Absolutely beautiful.' Douglas Stuart 'Marvellous-exact and icy and loving all at once.' Sarah Moss 'A haunting, hopeful masterpiece.' Sinead Gleeson It is 1985, in an Irish town.During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church. The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and tenderness.'Astonishing. Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Toibin 'A true gift of a book. a sublime Chekhovian shock.' Andrew O'Hagan 'A moral tale that is unsentimental and deeply affecting, because true and right.' David Hayden

From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These, a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Irelands most acclaimed writers.AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARDA real jewel.Irish IndependentA small miracle.Sunday TimesA thing of finely honed beauty.GuardianAs good as Chekhov.David MitchellIt is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not knowing when she will return home. In the strangers house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. But in a house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers how fragile her idyll is.--------Readers love Foster: To say this story is exceptional doesnt adequately describe it. If there were 10 stars to award this would deserve every one. Claire Keegan has a wonderful talent at storytelling. Foster is beautifully and confidently written, the prose is evocative, poignant and moving, with wonderfully atmospheric imagery ... Claire Keegan is an incredible storyteller. Ive read books four times the length that didnt have near as much depth. There are so many layers to the writing and this is close to perfection. This is another literary diamond packed full of emotional charge, depth, poignancy and wonder. This novella is a thing of pure beauty and I urge you to read it! I rarely cry when reading a book but I wept ... Read it everyone. It will stay with you forever.

Con una prosa lírica y reflexiva, en constante tensión con una oscura melancolía, Keegan desnuda en estos relatos la vida en la Irlanda rural contemporánea. Historias de abuso familiar e incesto, matrimonios sin salida, celibatos quebrantados, soledades a veces aliviadas por el alcohol, otras por los sueños, bullen debajo de la quietud del paisaje. Un retrato contundente de una lucha con el pasado atravesada por los anhelos y deseos de sus protagonistas. Keegan toma los cliches de la vida rural irlandesa y los hace arder. The Guardian Hay personas que ven el mundo a traves de un vidrio rosa, pero Claire Keegan no es una de ellas. En su sensacional segundo libro arboles, sombras, campos, la cercana costa escarpada y la atmosfera en general, todo se tiñe de azul. Los relatos de Keegan son el equivalente literario de las pinturas del periodo azul de Picasso. San Francisco Chronicle

Era quello il problema, quando le donne si disamoravano; il velo di romanticismo che avevano davanti agli occhi cadeva, e quando guardavano oltre erano in grado di leggerti dentro. Dallautrice di Piccole cose da nulla e Unestate, una fotografia inquieta e perturbante delle relazioni tra uomini e donne. Un giorno, tornando dal lavoro, Cathal trova la casa vuota. Eppure era tutto pronto per il matrimonio, che cosa e andato storto? Soprattutto, di chi e la colpa? Una scrittrice prende possesso della residenza dove trascorrera un breve ritiro, la stessa in cui Heinrich Boll ha lavorato ai suoi diari. Sembra lo scenario perfetto, almeno fino a quando la presunzione di un uomo non gettera unombra su quei giorni. Una donna felicemente sposata cerca unavventura, vuole provare il sesso con un altro. Ritrovera il brivido delleccitazione, ma a quale prezzo? Con una maestria che ricorda i grandi della forma breve da Anton Cechov a Alice Munro Claire Keegan intesse tre storie nelle quali la violenza e sempre appena fuori dallinquadratura, eppure finisce per soffocare ogni cosa, tranne la purezza della scrittura.