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The Irish Literary Times
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Up-to-Date Coverage of The World of Irish Literature
Curated by
Gerard Beirne
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Frank O’Connor’s memoir ‘An Only Child’ is an evocative work detailing his upbringing in poverty in his native Cork. He fought in the Irish War of Independence and supported the Anti-Treaty side in 1922 for which he was interned for a period of time. O’Connor served as a director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in… 
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2015 Longlist Longlist for 2015 AwardTITLEAUTHORPUBLISHERHalf a Creature from the SeaAlmond, David (UK)WalkerThe Emerald Light in the AirAntrim, Donald (USA)Farrar, Straus, GirouxStone MattressAtwood, Margaret (Canada)BloomsburyRefundBender, Karen E. (USA)Counterpoint PressPondBennett, Claire-Louise (UK)Stinging Fly
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A thoroughly enjoyable parcelling of three of Frank O’Connor’s short stories
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Lorrie Moore and AL Kennedy contend for €25,000 short stories award alongside two debut collections
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Karen E Bender, Carys Davies, Tony Earley, Kirsty Gunn and Alejandro Zambra on shortlist for world’s richest short story prize
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If you’re stuck for something to read, The 2015 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize longlist is a great place to start looking, with ninety books selected for the presitgious prize.
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Barrett is just second Irish winner of the €25,000 prize, after Edna O’Brien
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