Donal Ryan: The Spinning Heart, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Winner of the Irish Book Award
Finalist for the Booker Prize

This "affecting" debut is "reminiscent of William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying " as it paints a vivid portrait of a working-class community in contemporary rural Ireland (New York Times Book Review).

"One of my favorite Irish books . . . Moving, atmospheric and beautiful." --Tana French

In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds.

The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J. M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark, and sweetly poignant. Donal Ryan's brilliantly realized debut announces a stunning new voice in fiction.

Irish Book of the Decade (Dublin Book Festival) First Book Award (The Guardian ) "Newcomer of the Year" and "Book of the Year" (Irish Book Award) "Best Book of the Year" (Library Journal)