Star of the Sea by Joseph O'connor
* As heard on BBC Radio 4 * Rediscover Joseph O'Connor's monumental #1 international bestseller. In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York.Stunningly accomplished * Guardian *
A triumph...A spectacular breakthrough...it raises the bar for contemporary Irish fiction * Sunday Times *
A terrific story... A stealthily gripping narrative * Daily Telegraph *
This is Joseph O'Connor's best book. It is shocking, hilarious, beautifully written, and very, very clever -- Roddy Doyle
His most substantial and impressive novel to date. Sad and funny, Star of the Sea tacks and veers in surprising directions, but follows a subtly plotted course to its final satisfying landfall * Irish Times *
A masterful storyteller... A thrilling tale...O'Connor writes with nothing less than incandescent passion... Unfailingly gripping * The Times *
A modern masterpiece... The language is absolutely gorgeous -- Bob Geldof
There is so much that is memorable in the Star of the Sea... Grounded upon well researched, vivid, unprejudiced empathy * Sunday Telegraph *
Sensitive, thoughtful and rich with the spoils of its author's plunder of the past * Irish Independent *
This is a tremendous book: affecting, intelligent, ironic, humane and utterly convincing. It is also extremely funny * Spectator *
A brilliant read -- Dermot O'Leary * Waitrose Weekend *
JOSEPH O’CONNOR was born in Dublin. His books include Cowboys and Indians, Inishowen, Star of the Sea (American Library Association Award, Irish Post Award for Fiction, France’s Prix Millepages, Italy’s Premio Acerbi, Prix Madeleine Zepter for European Novel of the Year), Redemption Falls, Ghost Light (Dublin One City One Book Novel 2011), Shadowplay (Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year, Costa Novel of the Year shortlist) and his Rome Escape Line Trilogy novels, My Father’s House, The Ghosts of Rome (Irish Book Awards Book of the Year) and The City of Echoes. His fiction has been translated into forty languages. He received the 2012 Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Literature and in 2014 he was appointed Frank McCourt Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.
www.josephoconnorauthor.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529112634 |
| ISBN 10 | 152911263X |
| Title | Star of the Sea |
| Author | Joseph O'connor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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