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Fishing the Sloe-Black River

By: Colum McCann
Narrated by: Colum McCann
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Publisher's Summary

Bloomsbury presents Fishing the Sloe-Black River by Colum McCann, read by Colum McCann.

An ageing nun is tracked to ground by her sister; a garrulous beautician must lay out the corpse of a loved one.

These are eloquent tales of exile and displacement, of characters always in search of a way back home or of a way to leave it. Mischievous, assured and versatile, Colum McCann's collection of short stories marks him out as one of our best contemporary writers.

©1993 Colum McCann (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic Reviews

"His stories are the work of a most vivid imagination, perpetually finding new shapes and ways of examining the world." (Sunday Tribune)

"Beautiful.... These well-made stories, written with fierce beauty, are sure of their effect and power." (Washington Post Book World)

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