Frank O'Connor was a most painstaking writer, sometimes taking up to ten years to revise and polish a story. This book attempts to examine the process and tries to reveal something about O'Connor's perception of his craft and the environment from which his art emerged.
"A Writer is Always Writing"; "First Confession"; "Judas"; "The Genius"; "Orpheus and his Lute"; "The Cornet Player Who Betrayed Ireland"; "The Little Mother"; "A Set of Variations".
