O'neill
At Swim Two Boys (Us Edition)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780743222952
- author:
- O'neill
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 576
- Genre:
- Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill is a powerful and artful novel that explores the complexities of human relationships against the backdrop of historical change. Set in Ireland on the eve of the Easter Uprising, the story follows two young men as they navigate their blossoming friendship and the tumultuous landscape of a nation. Their pact to swim to a distant beacon and claim it for themselves becomes a symbol of their desire for freedom and escape from the constraints of their lives. As the year unfolds, the boys' bond deepens, but so too do the tensions that threaten to tear them apart. Against this richly textured backdrop, O'Neill crafts a tender, tragic love story that is both deeply personal and universally relatable. Ten years in the writing, At Swim, Two Boys is a masterful work of literary fiction that invites comparison to some of the greatest writers of the 20th century.
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