The Pleasant Light of Day
Published on 25. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-14-103809-4 (ISBN)
Description
These new stories by the acclaimed author of Notes from a Turkish Whorehouse are at once visionary, hilarious and piercingly observant. Whether he is imagining a father and son walking the streets of Cairo or concocting a hilarious parody of a certain wildly popular inspirational author from Brazil, Philip O Ceallaigh is a writer who demands to be read.
Reviews / Votes
An artist of extraordinary gifts ... already touched by greatness ... Of the dozen stories here, perhaps ten are so perfectly achieved and exhilaratingly confident that you feel O Ceallaigh is developing a form all his own -- Joseph O'Connor * Guardian * It's a long time since I have read a collection of stories so absolutely pleasing on every level ... Every story makes you feel that you're in the presence of a powerful, questioning intelligence * Independent * O Ceallaigh's command rarely falters ... a sharply funny collection * Sunday Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-103809-4 (9780141038094)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Philip O Ceallaigh
The Pleasant Light of Day
E-Book
03/2009
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Philip O Ceallaigh, a native of County Waterford, currently lives in Bucharest. His first collection of stories, Notes from a Turkish Whorehouse, won the Glen Dimplex New Writers Award for fiction and was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Philip won the Rooney Prize, which is awarded annually to an Irish writer under forty, in 2006.