Ryan, Donal
A Slanting of the Sun: Stories
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784160241
- author:
- Ryan, Donal
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.7 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Donal Ryan's A Slanting of the Sun is a poignant and powerful collection of short stories that explore the human cost of loneliness, isolation, and displacement. Set against the backdrop of rural Ireland, these stories delve into the complexities of human relationships and the desperate circumstances that can bring people together. Traumatic events and everyday struggles are woven throughout the narrative, revealing how people cling to love in the face of adversity. In haunting prose, Ryan captures the brutal beauty of the human heart, laying bare its hopes and failings with unflinching honesty.
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