{"product_id":"a-frank-oconnor-reader-9780815602781","title":"A Frank O'Connor Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrank O'Connor (1903-1966) is known primarily for his short stories, and fine ones they are. There are seventeen of them in this \u003ci\u003eReader, \u003c\/i\u003e and the best of them, in the words of Richard Ellmann \"stir those facial muscles which, we are told, are the same for both laughing and weeping.\" Except for the masterpiece, \"Guests of the Nation,\" the stories included here have been out of print for twenty years, and one story had been previously unpublished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this is a \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e and it celebrates the creative diversity of one of this century's finest writers. Here one can also sample O'Connor's skillful translations of Irish poetry, including \"The Lament for Art O'Leary.\" There are a number of self-portraits, including \"Meet Frank O'Connor\" and \"Writing a Story-One Man's Way.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final section includes a number of O'Connor's finest essays, from pieces on Yeats, Joyce, and Mozart, to ones on English and Irish pubs and one simply titled, \"Ireland\" \"No one who does not love the sense of the past should ever come near us; nobody who does, whatever our faults may be, should give us the hard word.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Steinman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.05w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815602781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1994 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Steinman\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Nassau Community College and author of \u003ci\u003eFrank\u003cbr\u003eO'Connor at Work\u003c\/i\u003e (Syracuse University Press) and \u003ci\u003eYeats's Heroic Figures.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40683009507443,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_30bd52a1-addc-45db-96bd-bc6d601a3117.jpg?v=1674834442","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-frank-oconnor-reader-9780815602781","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}