Topographia Hibernica: Acclaimed stories from the bestselling Irish author
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Publishing Details
Topographia Hibernica: Acclaimed stories from the bestselling Irish author
By (Author) Blindboy Boatclub
Hodder & Stoughton
Coronet Books
11th February 2025
5th November 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Short stories
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 20mm
207g
Description
'Memorable, unsettling and humane'
GUARDIAN'Will stay with you long after you've finished it'IRISH EXAMINER'One of the most gifted writers of his generation'IRISH TIMESDriving with a donkey stuffed in the back seat; jackdaws pecking brains out through the roof of a confessional box; cat piss and astronauts. These are stories of the strange unsettlings in the souls of men caught in between the past and the possible; stories of heart-blinding rage and disquieting compassion.Blindboy Boatclub is the essential voice for the Irish condition in the twenty-first century, and in Topographia Hibernica he unravels the knotted threads of humanity, nature and colonisation from a contemporary perspective.Reviews
Powered by immense, perverse energy out of the Limerick idiom, the collection generates a singular music that is memorable, unsettling and humane. Moments of beauty dazzle amid the profanity, as pathos and comedy are braided together * Guardian *
Eerie, dark and twisted . . . Blindboy's passion for Irish nature, mythology and folklore lends a spiritual profundity * Buzz *
One of the most gifted writers of his generation * Michael Harding - Irish Times *
A bestseller in the bag * Irish Independent *
A cultural phenomenon...
Earnest and intellectual, but also funny and down-to-earth....
Talking to him can feel like skittering around a galaxy of Wikipedia wormholes (in a good way)
One of the best books I have ever read -- Johnny Marr
Author Bio
Blindboy Boatclub is one of Ireland's foremost artistic voices. His literary debut, The Gospel According to Blindboy, was a bestseller, and his weekly podcast reaches over one million listeners monthly.
