The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers
The Long Gaze Back is an anthology of Irish women writers whose stories gather multiple generations of voices into one volume. Its editing links historical inheritance with a contemporary reading experience.
Work Information
It shows the depth of Irish women's writing across generations.
The Long Gaze Back is an anthology of Irish women writers that traces a lineage of women's writing across generations.
Book Information
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Published
- 2016-08-31
- Pages
- 368 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.46 x 2.54 x 21.46 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781848405486
- ISBN-10
- 1848405480
- Price
- 2953 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Short Stories/Anthologies
An instant classic, The Long Gaze Back, edited by Sinéad Gleeson, is an exhilarating anthology of thirty short stories by some of the most gifted women writers this island has ever produced. Featuring: Niamh Boyce, Elizabeth Bowen, Maeve Brennan, Mary Costello, June Caldwell, Lucy Caldwell, Evelyn Conlon, Anne Devlin, Maria Edgeworth, Anne Enright, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Norah Hoult, Mary Lavin, Eimear McBride, Molly McCloskey, Bernie McGill, Lisa McInerney, Belinda McKeon, Siobhán Mannion, Lia Mills, Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Kate O’Brien, Roisín O’Donnell, E.M. Reapy, Charlotte Riddell, Eimear Ryan, Anakana Schofield, Somerville & Ross, Susan Stairs. Taken together, the collected works of these writers reveal an enrapturing, unnerving, and piercingly beautiful mosaic of a lively literary landscape. Spanning four centuries, The Long Gaze Back features 8 rare stories from deceased luminaries and forerunners, and 22 new stories by some of the most talented Irish women writers working today. The anthology presents an inclusive and celebratory portrait of the high calibre of contemporary literature in Ireland. These stories run the gamut from heartbreaking to humorous, but each leaves a lasting impression. They chart the passions, obligations, trials and tribulations of a variety of vividly-drawn characters with unflinching honesty and relentless compassion. These are stories to savour.
Sinéad Gleeson is an award-winning writer, anthologist and broadcaster. Her debut collection of essays, Constellations, was published in 2019 and has been sold to numerous translation territories. Her stories and essays are widely featured in anthologies and literary periodicals. She is the editor of three bestselling anthologies for New Island Books, Silver Threads of Hope (2012), The Long Gaze Back (2015) and The Glass Shore (2016).
Reviews
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good quality and a very good read.
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fulfills the long wait to start closing a gap in coverage of Irish woman writers - excellent work
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Excellent!
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An excellent collection of Irish women writers, giving an insight into women's lives over 200 years in Ireland.
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Super great book, and decent quality paper back
Related Literary Awards
- Irish Book Awards Edition 13 (2015) ・Excellence Award