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Jan 1, 2001 · The sixteen stories in Antarctica range in voice and setting, from young girls to embittered wives, grieving husbands to spinsters, from rural Ireland to the Deep South, but the themes form a tapestry of betrayal and sorrow, disappointment and despair. Marriage, with its inherent power struggles, deceits and disenchantments, is a frequent subject.
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Jul 4, 2023 · Antarcticais Claire Keegan’s debut collection. Sixteen short stories, first published in 1999 and to great critical acclaim. What unites this quite diverse selection of short fiction is the darkness that marks the stories which can at times be gruesome and hard to read, despite Keegan’s effortless prose. That gloomy, melancholy atmosphere ...
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May 1, 2022 · Analysis of Antarctica by Derek Mahon. Antarctica by Derek Mahon is a poem based on the infamous ill-fated Scott expedition of Antarctica in the early 20th century, especially the fate of Captain Oates who sacrificed his own life for the sake of his companions and friends. Mahon wisely uses the line, “I am going outside and maybe some time ...
ISBN-13 978-0-8021-6374-5. Dimensions 5.5" x 8.25". US List Price $18.00. Claire Keegan’s works of fiction are internationally acclaimed and have been translated into thirty languages. Antarctica won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Walk the Blue Fields won the Edge Hill Prize for the finest collection of stories published in the ...
Feb 24, 2024 · 32 best books about Antarctica: updated for 2024. From harrowing accounts of survival to a heartwarming tale of a rescued penguin, we list our favourite books about Antarctica. The most inhospitable place on Earth is an engrossing setting for any story, be it fictional or factual. Unsurprisingly, Antarctica’s literary canon is filled with ...
Jan 14, 2022 · I read this book before my first voyage to Antarctica in 2004 (it had just been published in 2003). It gave me a good sense of the magical polar landscapes and unusual wildlife that I was about to see, along with a passing history of the grand age of Antarctic exploration and Matthiessen's sometimes pointed musings about humanity's ...
Feb 27, 2024 · Following on from one of the best books about Ernest Shackleton, Mensun Bound’s The Ship Beneath the Ice is an equally thrilling tale about the discovery of his fabled ship. This 2022 book on Antarctica and its wild seas documents how ‘the world’s most unreachable shipwreck’ became one of the most prized wreckages in the world.
