Flotsam & Jetsam

by Aidan Higgins

Book Overview

Considered to be one of the best Irish writers of the twentieth century, Aidan Higgins has earned a reputation throughout Europe as an unusual and astringent prose stylist. This omnibus of selected short fiction is the perfect introduction to the talents of this Irish successor to James Joyce and Samuel Beckett (although Higgins's work is perhaps more reminiscent of his Welsh contemporary Dylan Thomas), and displays Higgins's warmth of language...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564783162
• ISBN13: 9781564783165
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

For students of Irish literature

Flotsam & Jetsam: Selected Fiction And Prose is an anthology of writings by award winning author Aidan Higgins, one of the most respected Irish writers of the century. In the style and tradition of great men such as James Joyce and Samuel Beckett, Flotsam & Jetsam contains a varied, savory sampling of vibrant, expressive stories with profound ambience and meaning. Flotsam & Jetsam is enthusiastically recommended reading for students of Irish literature in general, and fans of Aidan Higgins stories in particular.