Úrscéal a théann faoin gcraiceann, ó dhuine de na scríbhneoirí is cumasaí dár gcuid: ‘Chas Peadar Ó Luineacháin isteach i Sráid Dásoin. Chuir an róló seacláide deireanach ina bhéal is chaith an páipéar le casán....' Tá rud éigin cearr leis na príomhcharachtair san úrscéal seo. De réir mar a ghluaiseann an scéal ar aghaidh is ea a thuigimid gur scéal dorcha é seo. Úrscéal é seo atá i bhfad chun tosaigh (agus i bhfad níos fírinní) ná úrscéalta mórdhíola Richard Harris ar an ábhar céanna.
What are the best novels, most important novels or most central novels in Irish? What are the Irish-language novels that ought to be in the public eye and on the cultural platform? What are the major novels that we should read, should study in universities? What is the literary canon of Irish novels in the 20th century? What are the major classics in the Irish literary canon? What is the value of any literary canon? A seminar which was held in Dublin in 2015 discussed this topic and examined these questions. Sixteen novels were chosen to represent the Irish-language literary canon and this book contains a selection of the discussions.
The first collection of short stories by one of the most inventive short story writers in the country. Dark strong stories that dig beneath the skin of life to set the reader on edge. He has had work published in Lá, Comhar, Oghma, and in The Irish Times. "These stories have a selfconfident style... an ethereal, unwordly and enchanting quality... and a certain magic that swept me away." —An tOireachtas adjudicator, 1996. Seacht Lá na Díleann ar fáil mar ríomhleabhar don Khindle (amazon)
Combining the taut action-pacing of a thriller and the reflective depth of the literary novel, Darach Ó Scolaí has written a book to follow in the heels of his prize?winning best?seller An Cléireach. In this heady paranoic thriller set in a contemporary world of postmodernist conspiracies and cults, we meet Joe, a man trained in servility, as he sets off to serve 'better masters'. Following in his footsteps we set from Dublin to Paris to Istanbul as Joe rushes headlong towards his destiny.
A knight awakes in the middle of the woods, like a child, without any memory, and not knowing where he is. Step by step, he explores his surroundings and begins to make his way towards the light. This is a philosophical novel by one of the country’s finest writers, written in the style of the
15th Century, the beginning of the age of printing and publishing. An
Choill tries to get to grips with the case of one of the Knights of the round Table, who
didn’t reach the Holy Grail. This is the story of the man who
doesn’t
knoew. It might just be the story of
everyman.
The final book in the Lúcás Ó Briain trilogy (An Litir). The Atlantic port of Galway 1612, Lucás, a young student and a gifted swordsman, is entrusted by a shady Jesuit priest with an important letter to be delivered into the hands of Aodh Mór Ó Néill, Earl of Tyrone (leader of the Irish chieftains in Rome seeking the help of Philip of Spain to retake Ireland from the English). Lúcás's mission will take him on a perilous journey across Europe. Following hot on his heels, in the narrow streets of the city, is the enemy's most devious and brutal spy - with orders to stop him, at all costs.
