The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story

Offers a collection of stories. This is a dazzling collection of stories, which moves from the classic Irish short story of Frank O'Connor and Mary Lavin, to contemporary writers like Aidan Mathews and Claire Keegan, via stories by Samuel Beckett, Colm Toibin, Maeve Brennan, Bernard MacLaverty. It includes a pithy and passionate introduction by Anne Enright.