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Overview
This prize-winning debut collection of 15 stories by the acclaimed Irish author are
"among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English" ( The Observer ). The compassionate, witty, and unsettling short stories collected here announced Claire Keegan as one of Ireland's most exciting and versatile new talents and earned comparison to the works of Joyce Carol Oates, Alison Lurie, Raymond Carver, and others. From the titular story about a married woman who takes a trip to the city with a single purpose in mind--to sleep with another man-- Antarctica draws readers into a world of obsession, betrayal, and fragile relationships. In
"Love in the Tall Grass," Cordelia wakes on the last day of the twentieth century and sets off along the coast road to keep a date, with her lover, that has been nine years in the waiting. In
"Passport Soup," Frank Corso mourns the curious disappearance of his nine-year-old daughter and tries desperately to reach out to his shattered wife who has gone mad with grief. Throughout the collection, Keegan's characters inhabit a world where dreams, memory, and chance can have crippling consequences for those involved. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2001, and recipient of the prestigious Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the William Trevor Prize, Antarctica is a rare and arresting debut.
"These stories are diamonds."
-- Emily Robichaud, Esquire
"A keen and unflinching observer, [Keegan] will appeal to fans of Roddy Doyle."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Readers should look forward to seeing her next book."
-- Booklist
Claire Keegan
Claire Keegan is an acclaimed Irish writer known for her finely crafted short stories and novellas. She has authored several notable works including Antarctica, Foster, and Small Things Like These. Her writing is celebrated for its precision, economy, and deep emotional resonance. Keegan has received numerous awards for her work, such as the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and several Irish Book Awards.
Claire Keegan's themes often explore the complexities of rural Irish life, interpersonal relationships, and human resilience. Her ability to distill vast emotional landscapes into concise narratives has been widely praised in literary circles. After her initial success, she has been included in various anthologies and her works have been translated into multiple languages, affirming her global appeal.
Born in Wicklow, Ireland, Claire Keegan was raised on a farm as part of a large family. She has cultivated a deep connection with the Irish countryside, often reflected in the settings of her stories. Keegan studied English and Political Science at University College Dublin and holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of New Orleans. Apart from writing, she has a keen interest in teaching and conducts various writing workshops in Ireland and abroad.
Hometown: Wicklow, Ireland
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Professional Reviews
"Reading these stories is like coming upon work by Ann Beattie or Raymond Carver at the start of their careers." --Jerry Griswold, Los Angeles Times Book Review
" Antarctica is an appropriate title from these spare and chilly stories by the up-and-coming Irish writer Claire Keegan. . . . Keegan [is] an authentic talent with a gimlet eye and a distinctive voice." --Amanda Heller, The Boston Globe
"With Antarctica , Claire Keegan presents us with a series of small worlds under glass, that you shake for snow. Wonderfully detailed and vivid, these are stories of complicity and escape. She is quite unafraid." --Anne Enright, author of The Gathering
"In her debut collection, Keegan transcends well-worn themes of adultery and family discord, fashioning resonant stories with fairy-tale simplicity." -- Newsweek
"[T]his first collection of short stories shows a master at work on the intimate scale. . . . Antarctica is complex, emotional topography, artfully explored." --Ashley Warlick, The Hartford Courant
"What Keegan invents is most compelling because no one could imagine it better." --Kevin Grandfield, American Book Review
"The chill reaches to the bones of this debut collection of 15 stories by Keegan, an acclaimed young Irish writer whose precisely articulated, clear prose illuminates her native land." -- Publishers Weekly
"Deftly done and alluringly readable." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English." --The London Observer
"The integrity of emotion Keegan achieves, her combination of male and female personas and perspectives is at times reminiscent of Raymond Carver or Annie Proulx." -- The Irish Times
"Beautifully crafted, sometimes horrific, often very funny; these are some of the best stories I've read in years." --Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
"These stories display a prodigious talent. Claire Keegan's imaginative energy, full of surprising tones and gestures, mixes a very dark vision with a strange lightness. The variety of her characters, her countries and her regions of the mind establish her as a writer of astonishing range. And the pull between the sympathetic and the sardonic in her stories gives them an extraordinary, fresh tension." --Colm Toibin, author of The Blackwater Lightship
"Claire Keegan is a real writer. Her will is impossible to resist. Her stories are pure. Their effect is cumulative. Their scope is stunning. Ms. Keegan is an enlightened being who in another age might've been a saint or a scientist, who happens to write with the force of a locomotive." --Matthew Klam, author of Sam the Cat and Other Stories
"Claire Keegan has made an impressive debut." --William Trevor, author of Death in Summer
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This prize-winning debut collection of 15 stories by the acclaimed Irish author are"among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English" ( The Observer ). The compassionate, witty, and unsettling short stories collected here announced C ...
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Overview
This prize-winning debut collection of 15 stories by the acclaimed Irish author are
"among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English" ( The Observer ). The compassionate, witty, and unsettling short stories collected here announced Claire Keegan as one of Ireland's most exciting and versatile new talents and earned comparison to the works of Joyce Carol Oates, Alison Lurie, Raymond Carver, and others. From the titular story about a married woman who takes a trip to the city with a single purpose in mind--to sleep with another man-- Antarctica draws readers into a world of obsession, betrayal, and fragile relationships. In
"Love in the Tall Grass," Cordelia wakes on the last day of the twentieth century and sets off along the coast road to keep a date, with her lover, that has been nine years in the waiting. In
"Passport Soup," Frank Corso mourns the curious disappearance of his nine-year-old daughter and tries desperately to reach out to his shattered wife who has gone mad with grief. Throughout the collection, Keegan's characters inhabit a world where dreams, memory, and chance can have crippling consequences for those involved. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2001, and recipient of the prestigious Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the William Trevor Prize, Antarctica is a rare and arresting debut.
"These stories are diamonds."
-- Emily Robichaud, Esquire
"A keen and unflinching observer, [Keegan] will appeal to fans of Roddy Doyle."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Readers should look forward to seeing her next book."
-- Booklist
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About the Author
Claire Keegan
Claire Keegan is an acclaimed Irish writer known for her finely crafted short stories and novellas. She has authored several notable works including Antarctica, Foster, and Small Things Like These. Her writing is celebrated for its precision, economy, and deep emotional resonance. Keegan has received numerous awards for her work, such as the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and several Irish Book Awards.
Claire Keegan's themes often explore the complexities of rural Irish life, interpersonal relationships, and human resilience. Her ability to distill vast emotional landscapes into concise narratives has been widely praised in literary circles. After her initial success, she has been included in various anthologies and her works have been translated into multiple languages, affirming her global appeal.
Born in Wicklow, Ireland, Claire Keegan was raised on a farm as part of a large family. She has cultivated a deep connection with the Irish countryside, often reflected in the settings of her stories. Keegan studied English and Political Science at University College Dublin and holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of New Orleans. Apart from writing, she has a keen interest in teaching and conducts various writing workshops in Ireland and abroad.
Hometown: Wicklow, Ireland
Professional Reviews
"Reading these stories is like coming upon work by Ann Beattie or Raymond Carver at the start of their careers." --Jerry Griswold, Los Angeles Times Book Review
" Antarctica is an appropriate title from these spare and chilly stories by the up-and-coming Irish writer Claire Keegan. . . . Keegan [is] an authentic talent with a gimlet eye and a distinctive voice." --Amanda Heller, The Boston Globe
"With Antarctica , Claire Keegan presents us with a series of small worlds under glass, that you shake for snow. Wonderfully detailed and vivid, these are stories of complicity and escape. She is quite unafraid." --Anne Enright, author of The Gathering
"In her debut collection, Keegan transcends well-worn themes of adultery and family discord, fashioning resonant stories with fairy-tale simplicity." -- Newsweek
"[T]his first collection of short stories shows a master at work on the intimate scale. . . . Antarctica is complex, emotional topography, artfully explored." --Ashley Warlick, The Hartford Courant
"What Keegan invents is most compelling because no one could imagine it better." --Kevin Grandfield, American Book Review
"The chill reaches to the bones of this debut collection of 15 stories by Keegan, an acclaimed young Irish writer whose precisely articulated, clear prose illuminates her native land." -- Publishers Weekly
"Deftly done and alluringly readable." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English." --The London Observer
"The integrity of emotion Keegan achieves, her combination of male and female personas and perspectives is at times reminiscent of Raymond Carver or Annie Proulx." -- The Irish Times
"Beautifully crafted, sometimes horrific, often very funny; these are some of the best stories I've read in years." --Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
"These stories display a prodigious talent. Claire Keegan's imaginative energy, full of surprising tones and gestures, mixes a very dark vision with a strange lightness. The variety of her characters, her countries and her regions of the mind establish her as a writer of astonishing range. And the pull between the sympathetic and the sardonic in her stories gives them an extraordinary, fresh tension." --Colm Toibin, author of The Blackwater Lightship
"Claire Keegan is a real writer. Her will is impossible to resist. Her stories are pure. Their effect is cumulative. Their scope is stunning. Ms. Keegan is an enlightened being who in another age might've been a saint or a scientist, who happens to write with the force of a locomotive." --Matthew Klam, author of Sam the Cat and Other Stories
"Claire Keegan has made an impressive debut." --William Trevor, author of Death in Summer
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