The love object : selected stories
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Published
New York : Little Brown & Co, 2015.
ISBN
9780316378260, 0316378267
Status
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor
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Published
New York : Little Brown & Co, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 528 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780316378260, 0316378267
Notes
General Note
Originally published: 2013.
Description
The thirty-one stories collected in this volume provide, among other things, a cumulative portrait of Ireland, seen from within and without. Coming of age, the impact of class, and familial and romantic love are the prevalent motifs, along with the instinct toward escape and subsequent nostalgia for home. Some of the stories are linked and some carry O'Brien's distinct sense of the comical. In "A Rose in the Heart of New York," the single-mindedness of love dramatically derails the relationship between a girl and her mother, while in "Sister Imelda" and "The Creature" the strong ties between teacher and student and mother and son are ultimately broken. "The Love Object" recounts a passionate affair between the narrator and her older lover. The magnificent, mid-career title story from Lantern Slides portrays a Dublin dinner party that takes on the lives and loves of all the guests. More recent stories include "Shovel Kings" and "Old Wounds," which follows the revival and demise of the friendship between two elderly cousins.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Brien, E. (2015). The love object: selected stories (First North American edition.). Little Brown & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Brien, Edna. 2015. The Love Object: Selected Stories. Little Brown & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Brien, Edna. The Love Object: Selected Stories Little Brown & Co, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Brien, Edna. The Love Object: Selected Stories First North American edition., Little Brown & Co, 2015.
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