Claire Keegan

Kun nainen sanoo eiHurjassa nosteessa olevan Claire Keeganin novellikokoelma kertoo teräviä, surullisia ja pelottavia tarinoita naisista, jotka haluavat kaiken, ja miehistä, jotka kaiken vievät.Hylätty sulhanen matkustaa pitkän työpäivän jälkeen kotiin, kirjailijan ja saksalaisen tutkijan latautunut kohtaaminen Heinrich Böll -residenssissä, naimisissa olevan naisen kiihkeä syrjähyppy. Kolme tarinaa rakkaudesta, himosta ja petoksesta sekä sukupuolten välisestä kuilusta. Irlannin kiinnostavin nykykirjailija Claire Keegan kirjoittaa kuin Tšehov konsanaan: kiihkotta mutta syvästi ravisuttaen.Claire Keeganin teokset ovat kriitikoiden ylistämiä kansainvälisiä bestsellereitä, jotka on käännetty 30 kielelle. ”Antarktis”-novelli voitti irlantilaisen kirjallisuuden Rooney-palkinnon. Walk the Blue Fields voitti Edge Hill Awardin hienoimmasta Brittein saarilla julkaistusta novellikokoelmasta. ”Kasvatti” voitti Davy Byrnes Awardin, maailman arvokkaimman novellipalkinnon. Nämä pienet asiat, New York Timesin 2000-luvun paras kirja, oli Booker- ja Rathbones Folio Prize -ehdokkaana, ja se voitti poliittisen fiktion Orwell-palkinnon ja vuoden irlantilaisen romaanin Kerry-palkinnon. ”Aivan viime hetkellä ” julkaistiin New Yorkerissa, ja se oli British Book Awards -ehdokkaana. Claire Keeganille on myönnetty Woman of the Year for Literature in Ireland -palkinto 2022, Author of the Year -palkinto 2023, Seamus Heaney Award for Arts and Letters 2024 ja viimeksi Siegfried Lenz Award.

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.'

"Reading Irish-born Claire Keegan is like succumbing to a drug: eerie, hallucinogenic, time-stopping." --San Francisco ChronicleA new edition of the now iconic fiction writer Claire Keegan's debut story collection featuring a new woodcut cover to tie in with her current bestselling trio: the Booker Prize shortlisted Small Things Like These, Foster, and So Late in the DayFirst published in 1999 to great acclaim, Antarctica introduced the world to Claire Keegan whose powerful short fiction has captured audiences internationally and is considered "nothing short of a masterpiece" (New York Times). Now with a recently revised titular story, Antarctica showcases the brilliance of Keegan's spare yet piercing storytelling, evident from the very start of her career.In "Antarctica," a married woman travels out of town to see what it's like to sleep with a man other than her husband. "Love in the Tall Grass" takes Cordelia down a coastal road on the last day of the twentieth century to keep a date with her lover that has been nine years in the waiting. "Stay Close to the Water's Edge" tells of a young Harvard student who is pitilessly humiliated by his homophobic stepfather on his birthday. Keegan's writing contains a clear vision of unaffected truths and boldly explores a world where dreams, memory, and chance have crippling consequences for those involved. Often dark and enveloped in a palpable atmosphere, the reader feels that something momentous is lurking within each of these carefully sculpted tales.Winner of several prestigious prizes including the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the William Trevor Prize, and the Martin Healy Award, Antarctica remains a dazzling and haunting debut by one of the world's best short story writers.

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.'

Unohtumaton kertomus myötätunnosta ja toivosta.Claire Keeganin palkittu ja kiitetty Nämä pienet asiat hohtaa valoa keskellä suvaitsemattomuuden pimeyttä.Joulu lähestyy, irlantilainen pikkukaupunki on hiljainen varhain aamulla. Bill Furlong lähtee toimittamaan hiiliä luostariin ja kohtaa nuoren tytön, jonka kohtalo järkyttää häntä sydänjuuria myöten. Kohtaaminen saa miehen asettumaan kirkkoa ja tuomitsevaa ilmapiiriä vastaan, vaikka oma perhe ja koko kaupunki toivovat hänen unohtavan näkemänsä ja vaikenevan.”Hillitty, syvästi moraalinen kirja täynnä rakkautta ja toivoa.” THE GUARDIAN”Huikea. Claire Keegan tekee jokaisesta hetkestä todellisen ja merkityksellisen.” Colm Tóibín"Jokainen sana on juuri oikea ja juuri oikealla paikalla, ja lopputulos on monisävyinen ja syvästi liikuttava." Hilary MantelClaire Keeganin teokset ovat kriitikoiden ylistämiä kansainvälisiä bestsellereitä, jotka on käännetty 30 kielelle. ”Antarktis”-novelli voitti irlantilaisen kirjallisuuden Rooney-palkinnon. Walk the Blue Fields voitti Edge Hill Awardin hienoimmasta Brittein saarilla julkaistusta novellikokoelmasta. ”Kasvatti” voitti Davy Byrnes Awardin, maailman arvokkaimman novellipalkinnon. Nämä pienet asiat, New York Timesin 2000-luvun paras kirja, oli Booker- ja Rathbones Folio Prize -ehdokkaana, ja se voitti poliittisen fiktion Orwell-palkinnon ja vuoden irlantilaisen romaanin Kerry-palkinnon. ”Aivan viime hetkellä” julkaistiin New Yorkerissa, ja se oli British Book Awards -ehdokkaana. Claire Keeganille on myönnetty Woman of the Year for Literature in Ireland -palkinto 2022, Author of the Year -palkinto 2023, Seamus Heaney Award for Arts and Letters 2024 ja viimeksi Siegfried Lenz Award.

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.'

I Tre lys sendes en liten jente for å bo med fremmede fosterforeldre på landet, og opplever for første gang hva trygghet og kjærlighet er. Familiefaren Bill Furlong i Småting som dette skal levere kull til klosteret i byen en tidlig julaften morgen. Der blir han konfrontert med et dilemma som tvinger ham til å veie sin egen samvittighet opp mot familiens trygghet.Claire Keegans to korte romaner regnes allerede som moderne klassikere i Irland og har vunnet en rekke priser nasjonalt og internasjonalt.

An international bestseller and one of The Times' "Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century," Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the USIt is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household--where everything is so well tended to--and this summer must soon come to an end.Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.

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.'

En liten jente blir sendt til et barnløst par på den irske landsbygda, uten å vite når hun skal hjem igjen til sin egen familie. Hos de fremmede møter jenta denne sommeren en varme og en omsorg hun aldri har opplevd før, og begynner forsiktig å blomstre. Så avsløres en hemmelighet som viser henne hvor skjør idyllen er.¨«Fullkommen! «Tre lys er en rørende og nydelig utformet fortelling om å tie og tale, om omsorg og sorg. Liten i omfang, men stor og berikende litteratur. «Tre lys» er en uutgrunnelig skjønnhet av de sjeldne.» Maya Troberg Djuve, Dagbladet (Terningkast 6)«Lysende fra Irland. Hos Claire Keegan er det ikke ett gram tompreik. (...) jeg som leser vil ikke annet enn å starte forfra igjen, smake på setningene, kjenne den friske irske vinden mot ansiktet, dikte videre på de ufortalte historiene og tenke at dette, det er virkelig litteratur!» Anne Cathrine Straume, NRK

The sixth volume in the popular Very Christmas series from New Vessel Press, this collection transports readers to the Emerald Isle with stories and poems sure to bring holiday cheer. This anthology is packed with beloved classics, forgotten treasures, and modern masterpieces. You'll find wondrous works by James Joyce, W. B. Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, Anne Enright, William Trevor, Colm T ib n, Bernard MacLaverty, and many more. See how Christmas is done in snowy Dublin and on the mean streets of Belfast, from west coast to east, and even across sea and ocean to Irish communities in London and New York City. Put a flickering candle in the window and a steaming dinner on the table, and celebrate the Irish way--Nollaig Shona Daoibh--and Merry Christmas

*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.

An international bestseller and one of The Times' "Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century," Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the USIt is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household--where everything is so well tended to--and this summer must soon come to an end.Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.

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 Mitchell A 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.

Det er jul i den lille irske byen New Ross, og kullhandleren Bill Furlong har det travelt med årets siste leveranser. Hjemme forbereder han høytiden med kona og de fem døtrene. Aller siste tur, på selve julaften, går til byens nonnekloster. Her møter Bill et menneske som virvler opp hans egen fortid, og som stiller ham overfor et moralsk dilemma. Skal han sikre seg og familien, eller lytte til sin egen samvittighet? Småting som dette er en tidløs julefortelling om menneskelighet og mot. «Bejublet julefortelling om skrekkelige hendelser. «Småting som dette» er en fortelling som fortsetter å virke i leseren etter at boka er lukket.» Maya Troberg Djuve, Dagbladet (Terningkast 5) «Fin førjulsmelankoli. ... Litt mørkt, litt melankolsk, men fint på den klassiske dickensianske måten. ... Claire Keegan er en av irsk litteraturs mest feirede nålevende novelleforfattere. Setningene hennes er enkle, men presise. Mye dirrer utenom. I stemningen, som sitter i. Det betyr ikke at noe er uklart. Alt leseren trenger å forstå, blir vist fram.» Gerd Elin Stava Sandve, Dagsavisen

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.

"Sama hea nagu Tshehhov." - David Mitchell "Claire Keegan loob helendavaid efekte vähese materjaliga, seega tundub iga rida olevat õppetund nii stiili kui ka emotsiooni täiuslikust rakendamisest." - Hilary Mantel On kuum suvi Iirimaa maapiirkonnas. Isa viib lapse sugulaste juurde talusse elama, teadmata, millal või kas üldse laps koju tagasi tuuakse. Kinsellade majas leiab tüdruk seni tundmata kiindumuse ja soojuse ning nende hoole all puhkeb ta aeglaselt õitsele. Kuid selles uues majapidamises - kus kõik on nii hästi hooldatud - on midagi ütlemata ja see suvi peab peagi lõppema. See on südantlõhestav lugu lapsepõlvest, kaotustest ja armastusest. Lühiromaan "Kolmas tuli" (Foster) ilmus 2010 ja Times on nimetanud selle 21. sajandil avaldatud 50 parima romaani hulka. Ka kolmest lühijutust koosneva "Nii viimasel minutil" (So Late in the Day, 2023) võtsid kriitikud vastu üksmeelse kiidukooriga. New York Times nimetas seda "täiuslikuks meistriteoseks", Times kuulutas Keegani "miniaturistide kuningannaks" ja Irish Times väitis, et praeguses kirjandusmaailmas puuduvad Keeganil konkurendid. Claire Keegani teosed on saanud kriitikutelt kõrgelt kiita, need on rahvusvahelised menukid ja neid on tõlgitud kolmekümnesse keelde. "Antarktika" võitis iiri kirjanduse Rooney auhinna. "Walk the Blue Fields" võitis Edge Hilli auhinna parima Briti saartel avaldatud novellikogu eest. Tema lühiromaan "Kolmas tuli" (2010) võitis Davy Byrnesi auhinna - maailma olulisima lühijutuauhinna. "Sellised väikesed asjad", mille New York Times nimetas 21. sajandi parimaks raamatuks, kandideeris Bookeri kirjandusauhinnale, Rathbones Folio auhinnale ja võitis Orwelli poliitilise romaani auhinna ning Kerry aasta parima iiri romaani auhinna. "Nii viimasel minutil" avaldati New Yorkeris ja kandideeris Briti raamatu auhinnale. Keegan pälvis 2022. aastal Iirimaa kirjanduse aasta naise tiitli, 2023. aastal parima autori tiitli, 2024. aastal Seamus Heaney kunsti- ja kirjandusauhinna ning viimati Siegfried Lenzi auhinna.

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.'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 So Late in the Day 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.'