The Wild Laughter : Winner of the 2021 Encore Award
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1786078597
ISBN-13
9781786078599
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Imprint
Oneworld Publications
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 6th, 2021
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
180 grams
Dimensions
12.90 x 19.60 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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An exhilarating, anarchic look at contemporary Ireland, from one of the country's most exciting new voices
An exhilarating dark comedy about two brothers confronting their father''s fate in contemporary Ireland, from a critically acclaimed Irish author
''Propulsive, raucous, funny and deeply moving... I loved it.'' David Nicholls, author of One Day
''Brilliant. A hilarious, poetical black comedy... Do read it.'' Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
''A book of wicked intelligence and tender heart.'' Max Porter, author of Shy
It''s 2008, and the Celtic Tiger has left devastation in its wake. Brothers Hart and Cormac Black are waking up to a very different Ireland – one that widens the chasm between them and brings their beloved father to his knees. Facing a devastating choice that will put their livelihood, even their lives, on the line, the brothers soon learn that their biggest danger comes when there is nothing to lose.
A sharp snapshot of a family and a nation suddenly unmoored, this epic-in-miniature explores cowardice and sacrifice, faith rewarded and abandoned, the stories we tell ourselves and the ones we resist. Hilarious, poignant and utterly fresh, The Wild Laughter cements Caoilinn Hughes'' position as one of Ireland''s most audacious, nuanced and insightful young writers.
FINALIST FOR THE AN POST IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020, THE RTÉ RADIO 1 LISTENERS'' CHOICE AWARD 2020 & THE DALKEY EMERGING WRITER AWARD 2021
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE & THE i COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE, 2021
AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT & SUNDAY INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020
''Propulsive, raucous, funny and deeply moving... I loved it.'' David Nicholls, author of One Day
''Brilliant. A hilarious, poetical black comedy... Do read it.'' Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
''A book of wicked intelligence and tender heart.'' Max Porter, author of Shy
It''s 2008, and the Celtic Tiger has left devastation in its wake. Brothers Hart and Cormac Black are waking up to a very different Ireland – one that widens the chasm between them and brings their beloved father to his knees. Facing a devastating choice that will put their livelihood, even their lives, on the line, the brothers soon learn that their biggest danger comes when there is nothing to lose.
A sharp snapshot of a family and a nation suddenly unmoored, this epic-in-miniature explores cowardice and sacrifice, faith rewarded and abandoned, the stories we tell ourselves and the ones we resist. Hilarious, poignant and utterly fresh, The Wild Laughter cements Caoilinn Hughes'' position as one of Ireland''s most audacious, nuanced and insightful young writers.
FINALIST FOR THE AN POST IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020, THE RTÉ RADIO 1 LISTENERS'' CHOICE AWARD 2020 & THE DALKEY EMERGING WRITER AWARD 2021
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE & THE i COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE, 2021
AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT & SUNDAY INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020
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