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Small Things Like These
The Irish Times readers' choice for best Irish book of the century
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
129 kr
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHYA SUNDAY TIMES 'TOP 5 NOVELS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY'A SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERA TOP 5 IRISH TIMES 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYA NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE AND THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE, THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE AND THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDS'Exquisite.' Damon Galgut'Masterly.' The Times'Miraculous.' Herald'Astonishing.' Colm Tóibín'Stunning.' Sunday Independent'Absolutely beautiful.' Douglas StuartIt is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.Claire Keegan's book Small Things Like These was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 05-11-2022-----Readers love Small Things Like These:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping and very moving and thought-provoking ... brilliantly done, but also softly and slowly. You'll never regret reading this book, but it will haunt you for ever after.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I haven't loved a book for so long. This has changed it. Every word counted. Moral, heartfelt & a beautiful read.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is a beautifully written story, both simple and profound. Set at Christmas, it is, in essence, an exploration of the best and the worst of what it is to be human. A stunning achievement.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A remarkable novel - short, succinct, moving. I read it in one sitting early on a Sunday morning before anybody else was up.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book needs to sit and settle with the reader after it's read. Much lies here within what seems a simple tale. It strikes to the heart.'
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”… alldeles underbar och hjärtskärande.” SR
”Gnistrande i höstens mörker.” VK
"Efter Det tredje ljuset är jag närmast ovillig att ta mig an Små ting som dessa, eftersom jag tvivlar på att en upprepning av något så helgjutet ens är möjligt." Vi
En liten flicka skickas till fosterföräldrar utan att veta när hon kommer att återvända. I främlingarnas hus får hon för första gången uppleva vad trygghet och kärlek är. Det tredje ljuset räknas i dag som en en modern klassiker på Irland.
Bill Furlong beger sig en tidig morgon, strax innan jul, till klostret utanför staden för att leverera kol, men innan dagen är slut har han konfronterat mörkret och tystnaden i en stad som kontrolleras av kyrkan. Små ting som dessa är den fristående uppföljare vi väntat på i elva år.
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From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These, a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers.AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD'A real jewel.' Irish Independent'A small miracle.' Sunday Times'A thing of finely honed beauty.' Guardian'As good as Chekhov.' David MitchellIt is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. But in a house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers how fragile her idyll is.--------Readers love Foster:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'To say this story is exceptional doesn't adequately describe it. If there were 10 stars to award this would deserve every one. Claire Keegan has a wonderful talent at storytelling.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Foster is beautifully and confidently written, the prose is evocative, poignant and moving, with wonderfully atmospheric imagery ... Claire Keegan is an incredible storyteller.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I've read books four times the length that didn't have near as much depth. There are so many layers to the writing and this is close to perfection.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is another literary diamond packed full of emotional charge, depth, poignancy and wonder. This novella is a thing of pure beauty and I urge you to read it!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I rarely cry when reading a book but I wept ... Read it everyone. It will stay with you forever.'
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”Kort sagt, Claire Keegan är en av världens främsta författare.” George Saunders
Efter en händelselös dag på kontoret tar Cathal bussen hem till sin tomma lägenhet. Med tv:n och en flaska champagne som enda sällskap tänker han på Sabine och andra fittor och hur allt hade kunnat vara. En ny knivskarp novell av Claire Keegan - en av vår tids främsta berättare.
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A stunning new hardback edition of Claire Keegan's classic and beloved novella Foster.AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD 'A real jewel.' Irish Independent'A small miracle.' Sunday Times'A thing of finely honed beauty.' Guardian'As good as Chekhov.' David MitchellIt is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. But in a house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers how fragile her idyll is.--------Readers love Foster:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'To say this story is exceptional doesn't adequately describe it. If there were 10 stars to award this would deserve every one. Claire Keegan has a wonderful talent at storytelling.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Foster is beautifully and confidently written, the prose is evocative, poignant and moving, with wonderfully atmospheric imagery ... Claire Keegan is an incredible storyteller.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I've read books four times the length that didn't have near as much depth. There are so many layers to the writing and this is close to perfection.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is another literary diamond packed full of emotional charge, depth, poignancy and wonder. This novella is a thing of pure beauty and I urge you to read it!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I rarely cry when reading a book but I wept ... Read it everyone. It will stay with you forever.'
Small Things Like These
The Irish Times readers' choice for best Irish book of the century
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
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A stunning new edition of Claire Keegan's multi-award-winning, bestselling novel Small Things Like These.NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHYA SUNDAY TIMES 'TOP 5 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY'A SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERA TOP 5 IRISH TIMES 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYA NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE AND THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE AND THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDS'Exquisite.' Damon Galgut'Masterly.' The Times'Miraculous.' Herald'Astonishing.' Colm Tóibín'Stunning.' Sunday Independent'Absolutely beautiful.' Douglas StuartIt is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.Claire Keegan's book Small Things Like These was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 05-11-2022-----Readers love Small Things Like These: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping and very moving and thought-provoking ... brilliantly done, but also softly and slowly. You'll never regret reading this book, but it will haunt you for ever after.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I haven't loved a book for so long. This has changed it. Every word counted. Moral, heartfelt & a beautiful read.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is a beautifully written story, both simple and profound. Set at Christmas, it is, in essence, an exploration of the best and the worst of what it is to be human. A stunning achievement.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A remarkable novel - short, succinct, moving. I read it in one sitting early on a Sunday morning before anybody else was up.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book needs to sit and settle with the reader after it's read. Much lies here within what seems a simple tale. It strikes to the heart.'
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”… alldeles underbar och hjärtskärande.” SR
”Gnistrande i höstens mörker.” VK
"Efter Det tredje ljuset är jag närmast ovillig att ta mig an Små ting som dessa, eftersom jag tvivlar på att en upprepning av något så helgjutet ens är möjligt." Vi
En liten flicka skickas till fosterföräldrar utan att veta när hon kommer att återvända. I främlingarnas hus får hon för första gången uppleva vad trygghet och kärlek är. Det tredje ljuset räknas i dag som en en modern klassiker på Irland.
Bill Furlong beger sig en tidig morgon, strax innan jul, till klostret utanför staden för att leverera kol, men innan dagen är slut har han konfronterat mörkret och tystnaden i en stad som kontrolleras av kyrkan. Små ting som dessa är den fristående uppföljare vi väntat på i elva år.
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A stunning new hardback edition of Claire Keegan's debut story collection.'A beautiful, tender work of great clarity.' SEBASTIAN BARRY'Simply put, Claire Keegan is one of the greatest fiction writers in the world.' GEORGE SAUNDERS'Among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English.' OBSERVERA secret one-night tryst in the city. A sister's revenge. A love-struck doctor. A missing girl. In Antarctica, an astonishing sequence of stories, one of our most gifted writers illuminates human longing and fallibility in all its variety.-------Readers love Antarctica:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is the best short story collection I have ever read. Trust me she is a real find!''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A skilled writer who immerses us seamlessly in the lives of her characters.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I have now read every word Claire Keegan has written. That's how much I love her writing.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'With her keen eye and lucid prose, Keegan beguiles, jolts and haunts us beyond the pages.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The writing is both tender, poetic and authentic ... the stories stay with you long after you have finished reading.'
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From the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, an exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away.AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The Times'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm TóibínAfter an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed. From one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. Claire Keegan's book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023--------Readers love So Late in the Day:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You'll finish this novella in one sitting, but you will be hooked to the author for life!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Claire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Keegan is a genius.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'All her stories are little gems to brighten the way.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.'
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*From the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These*Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. The evening is fine. In the sky a few early stars are shining of their own accord. She watches the dog licking the bowl clean. This dog will break her daughter's heart, she's sure of it.Claire Keegan's mesmeric story takes us into the heart of the Wicklow countryside, and of the farming family of Victor Deegan, with his 'three teenagers, the milking and the mortgage'.When Deegan finds a gun dog and gives it as a present to his only daughter, his wife is filled with foreboding at this seeming act of kindness. As the seasons pass, long-buried family secrets threaten to emerge.Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
Small Things Like These
The Irish Times readers' choice for best Irish book of the century
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
167 kr
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** A SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER **** Chosen as a Spectator, Irish Times and Irish Independent Book of the Year **FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FOSTER, SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE IS AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF HOPE, QUIET HEROISM, AND TENDERNESS. WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION AND THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR.SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE AND THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDS'A single one of Keegan's grounded, powerful sentences can contain volumes of social history. Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel (Winner of the Booker Prize 2009 and 2012)'This is a tale of courage and compassion, of good sons and vulnerable young mothers. Absolutely beautiful.' Douglas Stuart (Winner of the Booker Prize 2020)'Marvellous-exact and icy and loving all at once.' Sarah Moss'A haunting, hopeful masterpiece.' Sinéad Gleeson** A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK****CHOSEN AS A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME**It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.'Astonishing. Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Tóibín'A true gift of a book. a sublime Chekhovian shock.' Andrew O'Hagan'A moral tale that is unsentimental and deeply affecting, because true and right.' David HaydenClaire Keegan's book Small Things Like These was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 05-11-2022
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From the author of Foster and the Booker Prize shortlisted Small Things Like These.'Perfect short stories.' Anne Enright'Breath-taking.' Irish Times'Her stories are as good as Chekhov.' David MitchellA writer alone at a retreat is faced with an unwelcome visitor. A priest seeks solace from a romantic memory. A farmhand regrets losing the finest woman in town. In this remarkable collection of stories, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past.
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Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan is the long awaited second collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These. A long-haired woman moves into the priest's house and sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is almost gone. And in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride and battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair. In her long-awaited second collection, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past.
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From the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, an exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away.AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The Times'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm TóibínAfter an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed. From one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. Claire Keegan's book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023--------Readers love So Late in the Day:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You'll finish this novella in one sitting, but you will be hooked to the author for life!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Claire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Keegan is a genius.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'All her stories are little gems to brighten the way.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.'
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The stunning debut story collection from the author of Foster and the Booker Prize shortlisted Small Things Like These'A beautiful, tender work of great clarity.' Sebastian Barry'Simply put, Claire Keegan is one of the greatest fiction writers in the world.' George Saunders'Among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English.' ObserverA secret one-night tryst in the city. A sister's revenge. A love-struck doctor. A missing girl. In Antarctica, an astonishing sequence of stories, one of our most gifted writers illuminates human longing and fallibility in all its variety.-------Readers love Antarctica:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is the best short story collection I have ever read. Trust me she is a real find!''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A skilled writer who immerses us seamlessly in the lives of her characters.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I have now read every word Claire Keegan has written. That's how much I love her writing.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'With her keen eye and lucid prose, Keegan beguiles, jolts and haunts us beyond the pages.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The writing is both tender, poetic and authentic ... the stories stay with you long after you have finished reading.'
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AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY'Exquisite . so intricately wrought, so strange and beguiling as to entirely bewitch.' GUARDIAN'Pure magic.' COLM TÓIBÍN'Lyrical, thoughtful, but with a thick, dark strain of melancholy running through.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYA long-haired woman moves into the priest's house and sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is almost gone. And in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride and battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair. In her long-awaited second collection, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past.
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Small Things Like These. Englischer Text mit deutschen Worterklärungen. Niveau B2 (GER)
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
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En gnistrande novellsamling om ett Irland som brottas med sitt förflutna och om människor som stakar ut en ny framtid. En kvinna flyttar in hos en präst och sätter eld på hans möbler. En bonde vaknar halvnaken och inser att pengarna är borta. En kvinna reser på stipendievistelse för att skriva men ställs inför en oinbjuden gäst. En präst brottas med minnet av en kärleksaffär och en skogsvaktare reser till en stad vid havet för att finna sig en hustru. "Genom blå hagar" består av åtta oförglömliga noveller om tidlös förtvivlan och längtan av kritikerhyllade Claire Keegan.
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Claire Keegans debut äntligen på svenska. Ett hemligt nattligt möte i staden. En systers hämnd. En förälskad läkare. En försvunnen flicka. I Antarktis, en enastående samling noveller, skildrar en av vår tids mest begåvade författare mänskliga längtan i alla dess former.