The Hungry Grass by Richard Power (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Hungry Grass by Richard Power, Declan Kiberd A quiet, engaging novel about the death of a priest in 1950s Ireland and a world on the cusp of change. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description At the funeral, several priests remarked how appropriate it was that Father Conroy should have returned on his last day to Rosnagree, the parish in which he was born. Father Tom Conroy – a spiky, difficult man – dies at a reunion of his seminary colleagues. As this masterly novel unfolds, we are taken through the years that formed this troublesome priest, who knew his life had been a failure. The Hungry Grass is a sharply witty and moving novel of a world on the cusp of change. Notes A new title in the Apollo series of lost classics, this novel about the death of a priest in 1950s Ireland was first published in 1969. Author Biography Richard Power was born in Waterford, south Ireland. He became a civil servant in Dublin, but at weekends and in the evenings wrote. He published his masterpiece, The Hungry Grass, in 1969. A year later he died suddenly at the age of 41. Review The Apollo choices have been masterful. The list is thought-provoking, eye-opening, inspired and inspiring * The Big Issue *Truly masterful, as funny as it is profound and insightful … Published in 1969, the same year as James Plunketts superb Dublin epic Strumpet City, The Hungry Grass is a far more sophisticated narrative, an Irish Stoner that has the pathos of John Williamss quiet American classic but also adds biting humour -- Eileen Battersby, The Irish TimesThe very best portrait of a priest in Irish fiction... It is a chilling yet deeply compassionate study of a man whose growth is stunted both by choice and by circumstances. The environment is perfectly realised; the small clashes, the irritations, the sense of static life, the greed and ambition of small-town politics... This is a very fine novel * Irish Times *tylistic and sharp... What Powers has managed to do here in this quiet novel is create a character of depth and complexity... The Hungry Grass is a find * Sunday Independent *Daring... Beautifully written... It is a masterpiece * RTÉ Radio *An inspired reissuing of Powers superb novel, which was first published in 1969, reveals a writer with much in common with the great William Trevor... Easily one of the finest Irish novels ever written – no tricks, just genius * Irish Times *This Apollo edition returns to print a neglected work of literary merit. The authors touch is light, finding humour amid the pathos * TLS *A heart-breaking aria for the unloved life... The Hungry Grass offers a remarkable elegy for squandered opportunity and has lost none of its potency in the forty years since publication * BookWitty * Promotional A quiet, engaging novel about the death of a priest in 1950s Ireland and a world on the cusp of change. Review Quote The Apollo choices have been masterful. The list is thought-provoking, eye-opening, inspired and inspiring The Big Issue . Feature First published in 1969; last print in 1988. Description for Sales People First published in 1969; last print in 1988. Details ISBN1784977411 Author Declan Kiberd Pages 304 Year 2016 ISBN-10 1784977411 ISBN-13 9781784977412 Format Paperback Media Book Publication Date 2016-09-08 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Michael Schmidt DEWEY 823.914 Language English UK Release Date 2016-09-08 NZ Release Date 2016-09-08 Imprint Apollo Library Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Alternative 9781784977405 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-10-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99468281;

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