Though the Bodies Fall by Noel O'regan
From an exciting new voice in Irish fiction, a powerful novel set on an Irish clifftop - a story about duty, despair and the chance encounters upon which fate turns
Noel O'Regan writes beautifullyThough the Bodies Fall is a beautiful book -- Audrey Magee
I opened it up one evening and was instantly captivated... The atmosphere is haunting; the imagery so powerful that it gave me strange dreams. This novel is a little bit uncanny and a little bit archaic but also incredibly contemporary and prescient -- Sara Baume
I was immediately drawn into O'Regan's delicately wrought debut by the tenderness he has for his characters, and by the quiet power that builds beneath the surface of his storytelling -- Carys Davies
O'Regan writes with compassion, humour and imaginative force, signalling the arrival of a major new voice in Irish writing -- Claire Kilroy
It is rare and wonderful to encounter a talent like O'Regan - his prose is poetic, sweeping yet also so intimate, speaking to the quietest parts of ourselves and exploring how we experience our humanity when no one is looking. I cannot shake this novel; it is haunting and beautiful -- Victoria Kennefick
An absorbing and tender novel written in nuanced, luminous prose. A stunning debut from a talented new voice in Irish fiction -- Danielle McLaughlin
Touching and insightful, O'Regan has penned a tender debut novel about one man's struggle to save the many broken souls, including his own, on Kerry Head -- Anne Griffin
Written with tenderness and a starkly beautiful sense of place, Though the Bodies Fall grapples fearlessly with the most profound questions: what is the worth of a human life? What does it cost to be endlessly in service to others? Where is the line between devotion and obsession? A dark dream of a novel that holds you in its grip till the very last line -- Eimear Ryan, author of Holding Her Breath
Haunting and beautiful. Darkly compelling -- Callan Wink
I opened it up one evening and was instantly captivated... The atmosphere is haunting; the imagery so powerful that it gave me strange dreams. This novel is a little bit uncanny and a little bit archaic but also incredibly contemporary and prescient -- Sara Baume
I was immediately drawn into O'Regan's delicately wrought debut by the tenderness he has for his characters, and by the quiet power that builds beneath the surface of his storytelling -- Carys Davies
O'Regan writes with compassion, humour and imaginative force, signalling the arrival of a major new voice in Irish writing -- Claire Kilroy
It is rare and wonderful to encounter a talent like O'Regan - his prose is poetic, sweeping yet also so intimate, speaking to the quietest parts of ourselves and exploring how we experience our humanity when no one is looking. I cannot shake this novel; it is haunting and beautiful -- Victoria Kennefick
An absorbing and tender novel written in nuanced, luminous prose. A stunning debut from a talented new voice in Irish fiction -- Danielle McLaughlin
Touching and insightful, O'Regan has penned a tender debut novel about one man's struggle to save the many broken souls, including his own, on Kerry Head -- Anne Griffin
Written with tenderness and a starkly beautiful sense of place, Though the Bodies Fall grapples fearlessly with the most profound questions: what is the worth of a human life? What does it cost to be endlessly in service to others? Where is the line between devotion and obsession? A dark dream of a novel that holds you in its grip till the very last line -- Eimear Ryan, author of Holding Her Breath
Haunting and beautiful. Darkly compelling -- Callan Wink
Noel O'Regan was raised in Co. Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. He is the recipient of a number of prizes, including a 2022 Arts Council Next Generation Artist Award. His fiction has been published in the Stinging Fly, Ambit and the London Magazine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783789481 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783789484 |
| Title | Though the Bodies Fall |
| Author | Noel O'regan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2023-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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