The Inland Ice: And Other Stories

by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Exhilarated and bewildered by the relentless demands of overpowering emotion, the characters in these stories find themselves defenseless against its ultimately wrecking power. Breaking substantial new ground, both for her own work and for the short story form, this collection triumphantly confirms Ni Dhuibhne's place as one of the most questing and courageous voices in modem Irish fiction.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Irish Literature

262 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

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

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. Short stories with an excellent fable woven in between...