Ireland has always been a nation of short storytellers: tall stories, simple stories, stories of mystery and wonder, of love and violence form part of Irish conversation as naturally as passing the time of day. What began as both entertainment and communication through the spoken word grew into a literary form that no other country can match. "The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories" triumphantly demonstrates that development, from the early folk-tales of the oral tradition (here translated from the Irish) through Oliver Goldsmithand Maria Edgeworth to James Joyce and Liam O'Flaherty and the rising stars of the next generation.

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Personen: Trevor, William

Schlagwörter: Short Stories