Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
The Big Tree of Bunlahy: Stories of My Own Countryside
A short story collection that retells Irish folktales and legends through memories of childhood in the countryside. Its plainspoken narration lets village life and imagination flow together naturally.
Work Information
Village stories keep living beneath one tree.
Built on tales heard in the village of Bunlahy, the book links fairy tales, animal stories, and hero stories. Seen through a boy's eyes, it brings the land and storytelling memory of Ireland vividly to life.
Review Summaries
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Readers respond warmly to the stories' simplicity and the welcome sense that this is a fresh new edition.
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Some readers enjoy the folktale atmosphere and the village framing, while others feel the individual stories vary in strength.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Cluny Media
- Published
- 2022-10-21
- Pages
- 206 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 12.7 x 1.19 x 20.32 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781685951566
- ISBN-10
- 1685951562
- Price
- 3056 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction
Donn Byrne’s description of Ireland as “the rock whence I was hewn” could very well have been Padraic Colum’s. Like Byrne, Colum was a “Child of the Celtic lands,” with a profound love for his homeland. That selfsame love shines through every word of The Big Tree of Bunlahy: Stories of My Own Countryside : “I remember coming into Bunlahy when I was as young as that little tree growing on the moss of the wall…” Expanding upon tales from his hometown in County Longford, Colum captures both imagination and sense of humor with the “Story of Usheen”; “The First Harp; “Our Hen; “The Father Under the Sea”; “The Wizard Earl”; “When the Luprachauns Came to Ireland”; “King Cormac’s Cup”; “The Spaeman”; and others. Recipient of a Newbery Honor in 1934 and illustrated by Jack Yeats (brother of William Butler Yeats), The Big Tree of Bunlahy is a winsome collection of yarns certain to enchant listeners both young and old in the shade of their poignancy and charm.
Reviews
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I really like these stories, and I appreciate the new edition that was printed. A book from I believe the 1930s, now in a new paperback edition.