This novella recounts the imagination of a lonely old man who becomes obsessed by a beautiful young girl in his village. His every moment is filled with thoughts and fantasies about her. Eventually lines cross as this fantasy becomes a reality, paternal feeling and sexual urges combining as they become lovers. This is a brialliant, poetic account of the wanderings of an old man's mind
ISBN: | 9781564784353 |
Publication date: | 2nd July 2015 |
Author: | Micheaal Ao Conghaile, Conghaile O, Micheal Conghaile |
Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 90 pages |
Series: | Irish Literature |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Fiction in translation |