© Travessa dos Editores
This anthology — compiled and translated by Luci Collin — presents Irish short stories published between 1902 and 1923. It showcases the stylistic and thematic richness that marks the modern Irish short story, but also raises awareness for some writers rarely translated into Brazilian Portuguese.
The storytellers gathered here can be divided into two groups. Firstly, there are those writers who explore themes and characters linked to Ireland's mythological past; in this group we find Lady Gregory, Wiliiam Butler Yeats, Lord Dunsany, James Stephens and Seumas O'Kelly. Secondly, there are those writers who approach the Irish daily life from a more contemporary perspective and with a clear critical, social and political character; in this group we have George Moore, Somerville & Ross, Bram Stoker, James Joyce and Liam O'Flaherty.
Marked by a strong creative impulse, the period from 1902 to 1923 illustrates how modern Irish literature contributed to an Irish national identity and a genuinely Irish way of life.
Travessa dos Editores 2007
Translated into: Portuguese – Brazilian
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