Claire Keegan
Irish short-story writer and novelist whose compressed, perfect fictions are celebrated for their emotional precision and moral intelligence. Small Things Like These, a novella about the Magdalene laundries, became a bestseller and acclaimed film. She is one of the most admired short-fiction writers in Ireland.
Works
- AntarcticaStory of a woman's affair and self-discovery on an isolated Antarctic station
- Walk the Blue FieldsCollection of stories set in rural Ireland exploring memory and the sacred
- FosterNovella about a child sent away and the woman who shelters her
- Small Things Like TheseNovel about a man returning to small-town Ireland to confront the past
- So Late in the DayNovel exploring regret and relationships between aging friends in London