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The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories

William Trevor

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Oxford University Press
Año de edición:
1989
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9780192141804

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Spanning the entire history of the Irish short story, from folk tales to modern writing, this is the most broad ranging anthology available. Included are such masters as James Joyce, Elizabeth Bowen and Frank O’Connor.

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