Author: Frank O'Connor
Year: 1931
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Short Stories
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9780905169897
0905169891 |
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This collection of stories centers on the theme of the Irish Revolution. O'Connor is concerned with the way in which war imposes a false and cruel ethic on people, ruthlessly destroying human relationships. The title story has been widely acknowledged as one of the masterpieces of the short story form.
This short story collection includes:
"Guests of the Nation"
"Attack"
"Jumbo's Wife"
"Nightpiece with Figures"
"September Dawn"
"Machinegun Corps in Action"
"Laughter"
"Jo"
"Alec"
"Soiree Chez une Belle Jeune Fille"
"The Patriarch"
"After Fourteen Years"
"The Late Henry Conran"
"The Sisters"
"The Procession of Life"
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