Beheading the Virgin Mary, and Other Stories (Scottish Literature Series)

Type

Book

Authors

Donal McLaughlin

ISBN 10

162897012X

ISBN 13

9781628970128

Tags

Anthologies, Short Stories, British & Irish, Literary

Description

Liam O'Donnel, an Irish boy growing up in Scotland, is often the focus of Donal McLaughlin's hilarious and harrowing short stories, and in beheading the virgin mary, he continues this loose narrative, interspersed -- every second story -- with unrelated reports. Here, Liam steps in dog dirt on his way to Sunday Mass; Bloody Sunday is experienced as a series of phone calls to the home of a Scottish neighbor; and the title story introduces the next generation of O'Donnells. With his keen ear and inimitable spirit, the always innovative McLaughlin is one of the brightest lights of contemporary European fiction. - from Amzon

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