num_pages: 270
description: From a land fraught with political and religious conflict comes this testimony to the survival of the spirit. Engaged politically, but also concerned with issues that confront women throughout the world, the writers in this collection embody in their work the interconnection of the personal and the political, the individual and the social. Their voices, emanating from diverse backgrounds, demonstrate the range and depth of contemporary fiction by Irish women.
language: English
title: A Green and Mortal Sound: Short Fiction by Irish Women Writers
titlecomplete: A Green and Mortal Sound: Short Fiction by Irish Women Writers
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 24
publisher: Beacon Press