{"product_id":"9780062856609","title":"The Boatman and Other Stories","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eO'Callaghan, Billy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I know of no writer on either side of the\u003cbr\u003eAtlantic who is better at exploring the human spirit under assault than Billy\u003cbr\u003eO’Callaghan.”—Robert Olen Butler\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe prizewinning Irish short-story writer and author of the\u003cbr\u003ehighly praised novel, \u003cem\u003eMy Coney Island\u003cbr\u003eBaby\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers his most accomplished book of short fiction to date—a\u003cbr\u003epoignant story collection that “grips from the opening page” (Bernard\u003cbr\u003eMacLaverty). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese\u003cbr\u003eare twelve poignant, quietly dazzling, and carefully crafted stories that\u003cbr\u003eexplore the resiliency of the human heart and its ability to keep beating in\u003cbr\u003ethe wake of bereavement, violence, lost love, and incomparable trauma and\u003cbr\u003egrief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Spanning\u003cbr\u003ea century and two continents, from the muddy fields of Ireland to a hotel room\u003cbr\u003ein Paris, a dingy bar in Segovia to an airplane bound for Taipei, \u003cem\u003eThe Boatman and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e follows an\u003cbr\u003eunforgettable cast of characters. Three gunshots on the Irish border define the\u003cbr\u003ecourse of a young man’s life; a writer clings fast to a star-crossed affair\u003cbr\u003ewith a woman who has never been fully within his reach; a fisherman accustomed\u003cbr\u003eto hard labor rolls up his sleeves to dig a grave for his child; and a pair of\u003cbr\u003enewlyweds embark on their first adventure, living wild on the deserted Beginish\u003cbr\u003eIsland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging\u003cbr\u003efrom the elegiac to the brutally confrontational, these densely layered tales\u003cbr\u003ereveal the quiet heroism and gentle dignity of ordinary life. Billy O’Callaghan\u003cbr\u003eis a master celebrant of the smallness of the human flame against the dark: its\u003cbr\u003estrength and its steady brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46829001965823,"sku":"9780062856609","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062856609_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333521","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062856609","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}