{"product_id":"antarctica-aoa-genuine-once-in-a-generation-writer-ao-the-times-9780571396795","title":"Antarctica: ‘A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.’ THE TIMES","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning new hardback edition of Claire Keegan's debut short story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful, tender work of great clarity.' \u003c\/b\u003eSEBASTIAN BARRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simply put, Claire Keegan is one of the greatest fiction writers in the world.' \u003c\/b\u003eGEORGE SAUNDERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA secret one-night tryst in the city. A sister's revenge. A love-struck doctor. A missing girl. In \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e, an astonishing sequence of stories, one of our most gifted writers illuminates human longing and fallibility in all its variety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eAntarctica:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'This is the best short story collection I have ever read. Trust me she is a real find!'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cb\u003eA skilled writer who immerses us seamlessly in the lives of her characters.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'I have now read every word Claire Keegan has written. That's how much I love her writing.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith her keen eye and lucid prose, Keegan beguiles, jolts and haunts us beyond the pages.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'The writing is both tender, poetic and authentic ... the stories stay with you long after you have finished reading.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571396795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main - Re-issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 28 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eClaire Keegan's stories have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. \u003ci\u003eWalk the Blue Fields \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Edge Hill Prize, awarded to the best collection of stories published in the British Isles. \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e won the Davy Byrnes Award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world, and was last year chosen by \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the top fifty works of fiction to be published in the twenty- first century. \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, and for the Rathbones Folio Prize, awarded for the best work of literature, regardless of form, to be published in the English language, and won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Claire Keegan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717341556953,"sku":"9780571396795","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81hETZl7HJL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779026085","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/antarctica-aoa-genuine-once-in-a-generation-writer-ao-the-times-9780571396795","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}