- New York Times reviewed, Poetry, Women authors, Women
"A true original. In this stunningly unusual prose debut, Doireann Ni Ghriofa sculpts essay and autofiction to explore inner life and the deep connection felt between two writers centuries apart.
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Grave, prestige, contemplative and overwhelming.
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Doireann Ní Ghríofa
- First published
- 2020
- Pages
- 275
- Publisher
- Biblioasis, btb, Tramp Press
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, German
- ISBN
- 9783442762316
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