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The task the author has undertaken is to give voice to the voiceless: to express the unnerving pent-up emotions he was unable to express as a child.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49619467763985,"sku":"GOR002016524","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49621300838673,"sku":"GOR005747095","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0853239479.jpg?v=1751011766"},{"product_id":"golden-ass-book-ciaran-o-driscoll-9781738499717","title":"The Golden Ass","description":"The Golden Ass weaves together several storylines and characters. The main character Martin, an Irishman teaching in Paris, takes a sabbatical from marriage and family life to confront his demons of sexual confusion and PTSD arising from his period as a monk. Guilt-ridden, pursued by rumours of criminality, he travels through Europe to Rome, where he meets Hilary, an angelic rent boy in his twenties. They begin a whirlwind affair. Martin's wife, Sarah, goes in search of him.The Golden Ass it alludes to the ancient Roman novel of the same name which was the story of a man turned into a donkey. Similarly in O'Driscoll's work the protagonist undergoes personal and psychological transformation. Early reviews of the novella has described it as Disturbing, heart-warming and with generous amounts of darkly funny moments.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50728778170641,"sku":"GOR014052072","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50767723495697,"sku":"GOR014064137","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51206462669073,"sku":"NIN9781738499717","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1738499715.jpg?v=1751443584"},{"product_id":"year-s-midnight-book-ciaran-o-driscoll-9781906309251","title":"A Year's Midnight","description":"Unable to get neighbour Tessa's haunting neckline off his mind, George staggers through drinks, desire and despair as he tries to avoid a poltergeist and sinister boyhood memories.  A chorus of protective and ultimately heroic dogs offers a running commentary on George's mental unravelling, typical of the surreal humour which runs through the novel.  But by the time we reach its explosive climax, the masterful O'Driscoll has left us weighing up the moral enigma which lies at the heart of this poetic story of a man 'driven sane' by love and nature. This winter's tale makes an ideal Christmas gift.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52100488757521,"sku":"GOR006664673","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781906309251.jpg?v=1757089796"},{"product_id":"speaking-trees-book-ciaran-o-driscoll-9781999590314","title":"The Speaking Trees","description":"Ciaran O'Driscoll lives in Limerick. A member of Aosdána, he has published eight books of poetry, including Gog and Magog (1987), Moving On, Still There (2001), Surreal Man (2006) and Life Monitor (2009). His work has been translated into many languages. Liverpool University Press published his childhood memoir, A Runner Among Falling Leaves (2001). His novel, A Year's Midnight, was published by Pighog Press (2012). His awards include the James Joyce Prize and the Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship in Poetry.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53493980659985,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53493980758289,"sku":"NIN9781999590314","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781999590314.jpg?v=1777814041"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-ciaran-o-driscoll.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}