Land

by Liam O'Flaherty

O'Flaherty's thirteenth novel is about the Irish land uprisings during the time of Parnell.Set in Co. Mayo during the early days of the 19th century Land War, this mighty epic of the Irish Land and People tell of the struggles between the British landlords and the Irish tenantry.

356 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 2011

About the author

People know Irish writer Liam O'Flaherty especially for his short stories, collected in Two Lovely Beasts (1948) and The Pedlar's Revenge (1976).

This significant novelist, a major figure in the literary renaissance, also wrote short stories. Left-wing politics involved him as was his brother Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty (also a writer), and their father, Maidhc Ó Flaithearta, for a time.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

The love story isn't terribly convincing and is rather dated and a bit hokey, but the overall narrative was better than I had anticipated for a popular writer of the period and made Irish rural politics of the late 19th century come alive with the various characters.

[Victoria & David Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

(different edition)