by Claire Keegan · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782848053721
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«Ce genre de petites choses» is the novel by Claire Keegan, published by Sabine Wespieser éditeur in paperback (120 pages, in French).
Set in the Irish town of New Ross at Christmas 1985, it tells the story of Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant and family man, who during a delivery to a convent discovers a young woman in the coal shed. Shocked by the situation of women exploited in the laundries, Furlong must decide between looking the other way or acting according to his conscience.
Translated from English (Ireland) by Jacqueline Odin. The original, «Small Things Like These», was published in English; this French edition is from 2020.
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction interested in 1980s Ireland and stories about conscience and compassion.
Claire Keegan is an Irish writer known for her short stories, which have been published in The New Yorker, Best American Short Stories, Granta, and The Paris Review. She is also known for her novellas, two of which have been adapted as films.
