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    Benedict Kiely: Selected Stories

    By Benedict Kiely

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    Selected Storiesgathers together some of the best examples of Benedict Kiely's work - a true and gifted man of letters. Edited by Ben Forkner, founder ofThe Journal of the Short Story. From'Soldier, Red Soldier' and 'A Ball of Malt and Madame Butterfly' to 'A Letter to Peachtree', these stories sing in the unforgettable voice of an Irish master who inspired, and will continue to inspire, generations of readers and writers alike. These stories have a great deal taken from Ben's own experiences both abroad and at home in Ireland. Kiely captures various moments in Irish and American culture, many heavily influenced by his time as a lecturer in Georgia, writer-in-residence in Virginia, and as a reporter for theIrish Press.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLiberties Press
    Release dateJun 27, 2014
    ISBN9781909718722
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      Benedict Kiely was a true Irish storyteller. This book consists of four short story collections and a novella, probably the bulk of Kiely’s short fiction. The stories here are like folk tales. They seem to grow as naturally as grass. Kiely beautifully portrays life in Ireland and Northern Ireland and masterfully creates an entire world in each story. He even takes a stab at some memories of America, notably Atlanta. In “A View from the Treetop” a guilt laden schoolboy hides in a tree in the center of town, providing a narrative of the town’s activities. In “A Journey to the Seven Streams” a man recollects a day trip his family took by car when he was a boy “when cars were rare and every car, not just every make of car, had a personality of its own.” In “Maiden’s Leap” a stuffy writer learns more about himself than he bargains for. Kiely doesn’t shy away from lust. In “Elm Valley Valerie” when the beauty rode her bicycle “an Irish setter trotted behind her, tongue out like the rest of us.”Kiely often portrays a vanishing Ireland by seeing it through the eyes of returnees and descendants. “The Dogs in the Great Glen” is the delightful story of an American finding the glen his grandfather told him about years earlier. He doesn’t shy away from addressing The Troubles. In his masterpiece novella “Proxopera” a man is forced to drive a car bomb to his town while his family is held captive.