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Jack Harte is an Irish short story writer and novelist. He founded the Irish Writers' Union and the Irish Writers' Centre.

Harte's first novel, In the Wake of the Bagger, was published in 2006. It was commissioned by Sligo Co Council under the Irish Government's Per Cent for Art scheme. It tells the story of the Dowd family, who are uprooted from their home in Killeenduff and resettle as economic migrants in the Irish Midlands. It describes the tension between the traditional Irish way of life and the new realities of industrialization in rural Ireland. The novel was described in the Irish Independent as "one of the great books about Ireland. It was selected by Des Kenny as one of his 101 Irish Books You MUST Read – Kenny's Choice.
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	Размишления в катраненото буре by Jack Harte (Goodreads Author), Вергил Немчев (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	След багера by Jack Harte (Goodreads Author), Вергил Немчев (translator) 3.76 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Under Gogol's Nose 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Limits of Endurance: One Irishman's War by Jack Harte (Goodreads Author), Sandra Mara 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murphy in the underworld: Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Птици и други разкази by Jack Harte (Goodreads Author), Джек Харт, Вергил Немчев (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Ти си в мен като фигурката във вътрешността на матрьошка. Знаеш ли какво е матрьошка? Не, разбира се......
Матрьошката представлява кукла, поставена в кукла, поставена в кукла. Ти си най-вътрешната. У мен. Малко, усмихнато човече. Ти не растеш, не се променяш. Ти само обличаш кожа върху кожа, като ризи, всяка нова маска - неточно копие на първата. Като че някаква изначална болка в центъра издига щит след щит, да се предпази от нова скръб, нахлуваща от вън. Така ли е с всеки и с всичко? Нима и грамадният дъб пази своята първична рана, която обраства с нова кора срещу жестокостта на всяка нова зима? Не знам.
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Но какво да направя, за да те стигна? Да троша една след друга? Да събличам дрехите, които си навлякъл срещу ледения вятър на живота? Или да пробия обвивката с един точен изстрел?”
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“Гледах тази равна шир, това бъдеще, докато татко размени няколко думи с мама и останалите, които зяпаха през страничните дъски на каросерията. Мама беше настояла да пътува отзад с останалата част от семейството. Татко единствен знаеше къде отиваме, затова трябваше да седи в кабината и да показва пътя на шофьора, който никога дотогава не бе напускал границите на графство Слайго. И когато ми предложиха мястото в кабината между Мартин Хенри и татко, аз бързешката приех. Но когато чух песента, която постепенно се разнесе зад нас, помислих си, че може би съм сбъркал и може би е по-забавно в гнездото, оформено от дюшеците и завивките, разположени между масата, столовете, шкафа, рамките на леглата, всичките ни мебели.

След като разгледах бъдещето, отидох отзад да позяпам миналото. ”
― Jack Harte, След багера

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“Камионът започна да се спуска на завои по склона на планината Кърлю, надолу към полето. В главата ми се въртеше една-единствена мисъл. Защо? Защо трябваше да изоставим нашите места, канарите над морето, скалистия бряг, планините и реките, сивите молози и буренясали ливади, за тази равна шир, където очите не виждат нищо освен няколкото сиромашки ниви от двете страни на пътя.

Защо? Защо да оставим приветливото баронство,където познавахме всички и всички ни познаваха, където бяхме свързани с всяко живо същество? Защо? Защо?”
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