Claire Keegan

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

A stunning new edition of Claire Keegan's multi-award-winning, bestselling novel Small Things Like These.SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHYA SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' '100 Best Books of the 21st Century'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

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.

La historia de un matrimonio que no fue, narrada con la precisión y maestría a los que Keegan nos tiene acostumbrados.Un cajón exclusivo en el armario. La copia de una llave. Un te amo dicho a tiempo. Un mensaje agradeciendo una cena. Gestos de amor y muestras de interes que construyen los cimientos de cualquier pareja. Aunque muchas veces todo esto queda relegado por un muro que no puede atravesarse. El egoismo, el hastio, la pereza e incluso el maltrato se entrometen en la relacion y el desenlace final se vuelve inevitable, si es que antes no clausuraron la posibilidad de un verdadero comienzo. Claire Keegan observa y escribe con la sensibilidad justa para convertir la tipica historia de amor en un relato tan conmovedor como atrapante, y avanza sobre zonas incomodas de la intimidad de una pareja como la falta de generosidad o incluso el desamor. Bien tarde en el dia confirma la agudeza de su estilo y se vuelve un reflejo de la imposibilidad del amor en los tiempos que corren, aunque tambien una via de escape.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHYA SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE AND THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE AND THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDSExquisite.Damon GalgutMasterly.The TimesMiraculous.HeraldAstonishing.Colm ToibinStunning.Sunday IndependentAbsolutely beautiful.Douglas Stuart 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. Claire Keegans book Small Things Like These was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 05-11-2022 -----Readers love Small Things Like These: Gripping and very moving and thought-provoking ... brilliantly done, but also softly and slowly. Youll never regret reading this book, but it will haunt you for ever after. I havent loved a book for so long. This has changed it. Every word counted. Moral, heartfelt & a beautiful read. This is a beautifully written story, both simple and profound. Set at Christmas, it is, in essence, an exploration of the best and the worst of what it is to be human. A stunning achievement. A remarkable novel - short, succinct, moving. I read it in one sitting early on a Sunday morning before anybody else was up. This book needs to sit and settle with the reader after its read. Much lies here within what seems a simple tale. It strikes to the heart.

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.

Un cajón exclusivo en el armario. La copia de una llave. Un te amo dicho a tiempo. Un mensaje agradeciendo una cena. Gestos de amor y muestras de interés que construyen los cimientos de cualquier pareja. Aunque muchas veces todo esto queda relegado por un muro que no puede atravesarse. El egoismo, el hastio, la pereza e incluso el maltrato se entrometen en la relacion y el desenlace final se vuelve inevitable, si es que antes no clausuraron la posibilidad de un verdadero comienzo.Claire Keegan observa y escribe con la sensibilidad justa para convertir la tipica historia de amor en un relato tan conmovedor como atrapante, y avanza sobre zonas incomodas de la intimidad de una pareja como la falta de generosidad o incluso el desamor. Bien tarde en el dia confirma la agudeza de su estilo y se vuelve un reflejo de la imposibilidad del amor en los tiempos que corren, aunque tambien una via de escape.En pocas palabras, Claire Keegan es una de las mejores escritoras de ficcion del mundo.George Saunders

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.AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA genuine once-in-a-generation writer.The TimesEvery word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.Hilary MantelClaire 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 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, Keegans new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. Claire Keegans book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023 --------Readers love So Late in the Day: Youll 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. Keegan is a genius. All her stories are little gems to brighten the way. You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising. Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.

A stunning new hardback edition of Claire Keegans classic and beloved novella Foster.WINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD A real jewel.Irish IndependentA small miracle.Sunday TimesA thing of finely honed beauty.GuardianAs good as Chekhov.David Mitchell It 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 daughter's heart, she's sure of it. Claire Keegan's 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.Observer A 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.

Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan is the long awaited second collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These. A long-haired woman moves into the priests 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.

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

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 literatura irlandesa contemporanea, se detiene con perspicacia en esas pequeñas cosas que hacen la diferencia 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

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