Dordan

by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

In this novel in the Irish language Natasha and friends prepare for their Leaving Cert, but she finds herself facing even bigger challenges at home when her mother smashes the kitchenware and her father takes off in the middle of the night. Her brother, Craobh, has issues of his own. This fast-moving novel explores the many burdens of modern teenage life. NOTE: this book is written in the Irish language there is no English language text.

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2011

About the author

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is a writer and critic. She was born in Dublin in 1954. She attended University College Dublin, where she studied Pure English, then Folklore. She was awarded the UCD Entrance scholarship for English, and two post graduate scholarships in Folklore. In 1978-9 she studied at the University of Copenhagen, and in 1982 was awarded a PhD from the National University of Ireland. She has worked in the Department of Irish Folklore in UCD, and for many years as a curator in the National Library of Ireland. Also a teacher of Creative Writing, she has been Writer Fellow at Trinity College and is currently Writer Fellow at UCD. She is a member of Aosdána.

Eilis Ni Dhuibhne is also known as Eilis Almquist and Elizabeth O'Hara.

Reviews

[Máire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bhain mé sult as an úrscéal seo. Bhraith mé gur bhean/cailin óg mé féin ag ullmhú don Ardteistiméireacht ach i gclann mífheidmiùil.

Tá fadhbanna eile ag Natasha seachas scrúdaithe agus cáirde, nó a bheith ag plé le buachaillí. Níl rudaí corr a bheith "ceart go leor"sa mbaile ach ní ligean Natasha de sin cur isteach uirthi. Tá beart aici chun éalú as na doghrainne. Níor smaoinigh sí áfach ar an éalú a bhí de dhíth ag a deartháir.

Teach na nGealt, cáirdeas, mí shuaimhneas, grá, colscaradh agus leigheas fite fuaite trí scéal na ndaoine óga i leith seachtainí na scrudaithe.

Léigh mé go tapaidh é.

[Alahna O'Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thaithin an leabhar seo liom. Tá sé simplí agus is féidir é a léamh go gasta. Tá casadh plota ann nach raibh mé ag súil leis in aon chor. Bhí sé tobann agus an-mhaith. Ní minic nach bhfeicim casadh plota ag teacht aníos. Molaim an t-údar as seo.

Gaeilge chaighdeánach atá i gceist leis mar sin, tá sé soléite d’éinne i ndáiríre.

An t-aon rud nár thaithin liom ná an deireadh. Breathaim gur fágadh an-chuid suas don tsamhlaíocht. Theastaigh uaim críoch níos beachta a bheith curtha le roinnt de na fophlotaí agus sílim go raibh deifir de chineál ar an deireadh.

Ach ar aon nós - leabhar dea-scríofa a mbaineann réimse leathan téamaí is mothúchán leis is ea é. Ní gá gur dalta Ardteiste tú chun táirbhe a bhaint as. Tá sé domhain agus éadroim ag an am céanna. Lán le grá, strus, brón, imní, cinntí, cairdeas is tuilleadh.

Mholfainn an leabhar seo do chara liom in ainneoin an deiridh. Ní ar son na críche amháin a léitear leabhar.

[Kerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Léite agam toisc go mbaineann sé leis an gcúrsa nua don Ardteist. É sin ráite, bhain mé an-sult as, ní raibh mé ag súil leis an gcasadh