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 Maeve Brennan has been called one of the best Irish writers of stories since Joyce, and with The Visitor her oeuvre is immeasurably deepened and broadened. Written in the mid-1940s, it is a story of Dublin and of the unkind, ungenerous, emotionally distant side of the Irish temper. This haunting novella stands with her greatest short stories.
"Riding a wave of rediscovery, long-time New Yorker writer Brennan has been no more highly touted than now....Grim and measured, sure of its emotional power, The Visitor is certainly evidence of Brennan's great gift.
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--Kirkus Reviews "This early work by the respected writer never flinches from its exploration of the destructive power of family pride and anger. Brennan's restrained but touching evocation of a young womanÉis permeated with outrage and sorrow.
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--Publishers Weekly  Paperback 96 pages - 4" x 6" - (10/01)
ZC1612 The Visitor $12.95
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