The great Profundo and other stories / Bernard Mac Laverty
1987, 1st edition. London : J. Cape. Previous owner's signature. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #328642
ISBN: 0224024833
Physical description: 143 pages; 23 cm. Contents:
Words the happy say -- The break -- The drapery man -- More than just the disease -- In the hills above Lugano -- End of season -- The great Profundo -- Remote -- Death of a parish priest -- Some surrender -- Across the street. Subjects: Manners and customs; Fiction. Manners and customs. Short stories, English Irish authors 20th century. Short stories in English, 1945- - Texts.
Genre: Fiction. Summary:
On the fringes of society, the characters of Bernard Mac Laverty's stories are forced to seek consolation as best they can - a lonely old lady, a retired policeman, a cornet player, a sword-swallower, a parish priest - each in their own way lonely and suffering.
Price: €12.95