Antarctica: ‘A Genuine Once-in-a-Generation Writer.’ the Times

Name: Antarctica
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by Claire Keegan

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Antarctica: ‘A Genuine Once-in-a-Generation Writer.’ the Times

by Claire Keegan

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

The stunning debut story collection from the author of Foster and the Booker Prize shortlised 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.' Observer

A 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.

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ISBN10 0571313795
ISBN13 9780571313792
Publish Date 7 November 2013 (first published 9 September 1999)
Publish Status Active
Publish Country GB
Imprint Faber & Faber

Edition Main
Format eBook (EPUB)
Pages 224
Language English

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I think the best stories are a circle; these go in a straight line. They’re good, just not the best. That said, I want to remember the title story, because wow.

(Also: funny to come across Mississippi and Louisiana when everything else is across the pond.)