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Creatures of the Earth
- Author
- John McGahern
- Narrator
- Aidan Kelly
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Publish Date
- 22 September 2026
- Run Time
- 14 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories
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What to expect
An exquisite short story collection from 'one of the greatest Irish writers' (Cillian Murphy).
The jilted lover in a Dublin pub on a summer evening; the bitter climax between a father and son as a marriage begins; the fortunes and misfortunes of an Irish family; the memories of an ageing priest.
John McGahern - the Booker shortlisted author of modern classic
Amongst Women, celebrated as 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) - is hailed as one of the finest story writers of all time. With lyrical precision that alchemises undramatic encounters into profoundly haunting events, reflecting both the ordinary and extraordinary in our lives, McGahern is a magician on the page.
For this revised, authorised edition, completed shortly before his death, John McGahern edited and deleted a number of stories from the
Collected Stories that first appeared in 1992.
'Wise and compelling . . . Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell
'The preeminent Irish writer of his generation.' Anne Enright
'A great writer.' Sebastian Barry
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Details
- Author
- John McGahern
- Narrator
- Aidan Kelly
- Duration
- 14 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9780571400706
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Genre
- Short stories
Synopsis
An exquisite short story collection from 'one of the greatest Irish writers' (Cillian Murphy). The jilted lover in a Dublin pub on a summer evening; the bitter climax between a father and son as a marriage begins; the fortunes and misfortunes of an Irish family; the memories of an ageing priest. John McGahern - the Booker shortlisted author of modern classic Amongst Women, celebrated as 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) - is hailed as one of the finest story writers of all time. With lyrical precision that alchemises undramatic encounters into profoundly haunting events, reflecting both the ordinary and extraordinary in our lives, McGahern is a magician on the page. For this revised, authorised edition, completed shortly before his death, John McGahern edited and deleted a number of stories from the Collected Stories that first appeared in 1992. 'Wise and compelling . . . Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell 'The preeminent Irish writer of his generation.' Anne Enright 'A great writer.' Sebastian Barry
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