#clairekeegan — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/704782/ You can now buy stamps celebrating modern Irish literature #AnPost #ClaireKeegan #ColmToibin #Éire #EmmaDonoghue #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #IrishLiterature #Stamps

https://www.europesays.com/ie/684968/ Slow Horses actor Ruth Bradley on handling rejection, learning to say no and laughing it all off – The Irish Times #AppleTV+ #ClaireKeegan #Éire #EmilyBlunt #Entertainment #GaryOldman #HugoWeaving #IE #Ireland #magazine #MickHerron #RoisinMurphy

Que sutil escribe Claire Keegan. Xa lera "Pequenas cousas como estas" e rematei agora "As tres luces", ambas traducidas por Isaac Xubín para Rodolfo e Priscila. Cunha prosa aparentemente sinxela a autora conta historias cheas de matices nas que a auténtica ferramente narrativa é á elipse e a inferencia. "Foster", foi magnificamente adaptada ao cine pola autora e o director Colm Bairéad (rodada en gaélico irlandes, "An Cailín Ciúin").
#novela #novelaengalego #clairekeegan

https://www.europesays.com/ie/639436/ The Writer’s Writer: A dive into John McGahern’s literary archive shows his huge impact – The Irish Times #AnneEnright #BrianFriel #ClaireKeegan #ColmToibin #DonalRyan #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #JohnMcgahern #leitrim #SeamusHeaney

Listened to a short extract of "Foster" by Claire Keegan.

It sounded good.
And I heard more than three intersections with another modern Irish writer's work.
More good things.

#ClaireKeegan #PatternRecognition #Foster2010 #Audiobook

https://www.europesays.com/ie/575006/ Page turners: 10 books to help you fall back in love with reading – The Irish Times #BookReviews #ClaireKeegan #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #JamesBaldwin #JoanDidion #OceanVuong #SallyRooney #SamanthaHarvey #TrumanCapote

https://www.europesays.com/ie/487417/ Sarah Gilmartin: ‘Even before relationships and infidelity, desire is a great driver’ – The Irish Times #AnneEnright #ClaireKeegan #Éire #Entertainment #ForYou #IE #Ireland #MaryLavin #RossOCarrollKelly #SarahGilmartin #TrinityCollegeDublinTcd #UCD #WomenSWriting #WomenWriters

https://www.europesays.com/si/41582/ Tiho dekle, filmska priredba pretanjene novele irske pisateljice Claire Keegan #CatherineClinch #ClaireKeegan #ColmBairéad #Entertainment #Matura #SI #SkitScena #Slovene #Slovenia #Slovenija #Slovenščina #Zabava

https://www.europesays.com/ie/362179/ Sinn Féin TD says he’s a ‘Bob Marley guy’ as Cork accent goes viral in Jamaica – The Irish Times ##CillianMurphy #busconnects #ClaireKeegan #Éire #ElementPictures #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #LeoVaradkar #MaryLouMcdonald #NationalTransportAuthority #Netflix #RevenueCommissioners #SinnFein #ThomasGould

Claire Keegan: Kasvatti
(suom. Kristiina Rikman)

Irlantilaisperheen tyttö annetaan kasvattilapseksi sukulaisten maatilalle, kun kotona eivät rahat riitä kaikkien lapsien ruokkimiseen. Sijaisvanhemmiltaan hän saa hoivaa ja rakkautta, jollaisesta hänellä ei kotona ole ollut aavistustakaan.

Kirja on tosi lyhyt, vain 80 sivua, mutta pieneen sivumäärään on saatu mahtumaan valtavan kokoinen tarina. Keegan osaa jotenkin niin pienesti kuvata suuria asioita. Hänen tekstiään lukisi mielellään pidemmästikin, mutta kärsisiköhän tarina, jos se kerrottaisiin vähemmän tiiviisti? Ehkä pakahtumisen tunne tulee juuri tiukasta pakkauksesta.

#kirjamastodon #kirjafedi #kirjat #lukeminen #nämäpienetasiat #clairekeegan

"Cousas pequenas como estas" (Claire Keegan, trad. Isaac Xubín, Rodolfo e Priscila, 2024). Unha preciosidade, sinxela e delicada. Novela breve que narra o día a día dun home esencialmente bo nunha pequena vila do sur de Irlanda no 1985. Ten o final máis fermoso que lembro. Lédea, regaládea.
#novela #novelaengalego #clairekeegan

https://www.europesays.com/ie/260164/ The Let Them Theory is Ireland’s bestselling book of 2025 – The Irish Times #AndyFarrell #ClaireKeegan #DjCarey #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #JosephOConnor #KatrionaOSullivan #ManchanMagan #MarianKeyes #MarieCassidy #PaulFeig #SallyRooney #SydneySweeney

How to Subtly Weave Themes Into Your Story by Dario Villirilli

How to Subtly Weave Themes Into Your Story shows four techniques, questions, tension, symbols, and perspectives to enrich your…
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/12/12/how-to-subtly-weave-themes-into-your-story-by-dario-villirilli

#WritingTips #ClaireKeegan #DarioVillirilli #fourmethods #motifs

Inderdaad een mini #meesterwerk. #clairekeegan Op het allerlaatste moment.

https://www.europesays.com/ee/31744/ Eesti keeles ilmus Claire Keegani kogumik “Kolmas tuli. Nii viimasel minutil” | Kirjandus #ClaireKeegan #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Entertainment #Estonia #Estonian #KirjastusPäike #KolmasTuli #meelelahutus #NiiViimaselMinutil

Sara McFarland And Maria McIndoo Acquire Film Rights To Claire Keegan’s ‘So Late In The Day’
#Books #ClaireKeegan #MariaMcIndoo #SaraMcFarlane #SoLateintheDay

https://deadline.com/2025/08/claire-keegan-so-late-in-the-day-film-adaptation-1236480121/

Foster, by Claire Keegan

I can’t believe that it’s three months since I splashed out on six books in an attempt to restart my reading habit. Anyway, I took the opportunity of the by train trip down to Cork to read Claire Keegan’s novella Foster, as it was this work that inspired the beautiful Irish language film An Cailín Ciúin which I blogged about here. It’s a very short book, only 88 pages, but is an absolute gem. Keegan’s prose is spare but beautifully crafted and manages to convey great emotional depth largely by what is not said. For once the gushing praise not only on the jacket but also in the few pages of preamble is fully justified. I must read more by Claire Keegan. If there’s anything even more remarkable than the book, it’s how perfectly the film captures its essence.

There’s a line in the book that I remember well from the film

Many’s the man lost much because he missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing.

Ain’t that the truth.

#ClaireKeegan #Foster

In the Good Books

It seems like eternity since I was on sabbatical and had enough time to get stuck in to some reading not related to work. Since I got back from Barcelona last September I’ve lapsed and haven’t read many books since then. I keep reading reviews in the Times Literary Supplement but that’s as close as I generally get.

It’s been in my mind for a while to rejuvenate my interest in literature but last week I had two specific triggers. One was the news that Amazon has opened a dedicated website in Ireland. I view that as a trigger not in a positive way but because it will make life even harder for our excellent local bookshop in Maynooth so I felt I should do more to support them. The other trigger was that the Irish Times published a list of the “best” 100 Irish novels of the 21st Century. When I saw I had only read a few of them, and feel I should read more contemporary literary fiction emanating from Ireland, I decided I should use the list as a guide to help me get back into a reading habit. Anyway, I went to the bookshop last week and bought these six to start with:

These aren’t the top six, by the way. They’re just the ones that caught my fancy while I was browsing in the store.

I’m going to start with Claire Keegan’s novella Foster, as it was this work that inspired the beautiful Irish language film An Cailín Ciúin which I blogged about here. It’s quite short, so it should provide me with a relatively gentle re-introduction to reading. I have’t decided in what sequence I will read the others. It remains to be seen when I can get another six let alone how long it will take for me to read all the books on the list!

Any comments on these books, or indeed any others either on the top 100 list or not would be welcome!

#Amazon #AnCailínCiúin #ClaireKeegan #Foster #IrishTimes

Book Review | Claire Keegan’s So late in the day & Small things like these

This month at the book club I host (Under 200 Pages Bookclub! We are looking for new members to join😉)on Goodreads, the BOTM pick was So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan. This was a one-sitting read as the book only holds one story, which is not very long. I read something by Claire Keegan for the first time and was quite impressed by her writing style. The story of So Late in the Day left me wanting more of Keegan’s writing, and I just couldn’t stop myself from picking up another wonderful book by her—Small Things Like These.

I can say both books were beautifully written. Both books were small but impactful. Though both were set in Ireland, each had a different story to tell. While So Late in the Day highlighted a tale of misogyny, Small Things Like These told the true story of the plight of girls behind the closed doors of a convent run by nuns.

As small as these books were, they don’t need much of a review, as both speak volumes for themselves. I believe not all books require a review—they are just PERFECT.

About these Books

So late in the day tells the story of Cathel who has just had an uneventful day at office and is on a bus journey home while the perfume of another women brings back memories of a beautiful, smart and helpful Sabine who he would be married to, if he had acted differently. Back at home in front of the Television Cathel feels a sense of remorse, revealing the truth of that one day.

In 1985, Bill Furlong a coal merchant is busy delivering Coal around the Irish town due to the Christmas season. When one day he discovers the secret happening going on behind the closed doors of the convent exposing the poor plight of young girls working in the laundries. Bill is then left to confront his past and the silences of a town controlled by the church.

Will I recommend these books?
Yes if you are looking to read

• A book in one sitting.
• A book set in Ireland.
• A book with Christmas vibes.

Let’s talk

Which is your favourite Claire Keegan book?

Happy Reading!

Disclaimer: While I express my opinions openly, it is not my intention to disrespect or undermine the hard work and creativity of authors. Constructive criticism is provided with the understanding that art is subjective

🎬 Artist: #ZABOU / #ZabouArtist in City: #NewRoss Co. Wexford (Near O'Hanrahan Bridge) Ireland 🇮🇪 11/2024 - Title: "Small Things Like These" ( #CillianMurphy ) - #Art #Streetart #Mural #Artist #Movie #Book #Literature #ClaireKeegan

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#affezang #kleinedingewiediese #podcast #irland #barcelona #mundart #tee #stefstauffer #clairekeegan

Film Review: SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE (2024): Cillian Murphy Delivers a Layered Performance in a Devastatingly Complex Dramatic Film

https://film-book.com/film-review-small-things-like-these-2024-cillian-murphy-delivers-a-layered-performance-in-a-devastatingly-complex-dramatic-film/?feed_id=160878&_unique_id=6732bf0161cf4

#FilmBook #AgnesOCasey #AoifeGaffney #CillianMurphy #CillianOGairbhi #ClaireKeegan #ClareDunne #EileenWalsh #EmilyWatson #EndaWalsh #FayeBrazil #GiuliaDoherty #HelenBehan ...

On the recommendation of my daughter, I read Small These Like These, by Claire Keegan. Such a divinely written, powerful story, perfect in every way. And such an understated, yet searing indictment of the Catholic Church in Ireland. One of those books that stays with you for a long time. And I see the book has been made into a film starring Cillian Murphy as Furlong. Early reviews suggest it is worthy of the book.

#ClaireKeegan #SmallThingsLikeThese #BookReview

[08:10] Claire Keegan, the low-key writer with global acclaim

The acclaimed Irish writer Claire Keegan may have published just five books in over twenty years, but each of the publications has won awards, critical success and armies of devoted readers.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1028/1477779-claire-keegan-profile/

#Irish #ClaireKeegan #five #overtwentyyears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBJ3zgH4pGM

#film #trailer

#SmallThingsLikeThese

#TimMielants

Based on the best-selling novel by #ClaireKeegan. Coal merchant Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent -- and uncovers truths of his own -- forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small town controlled by the Catholic Church.

Watch Cillian Murphy in the Small Things Like These trailer https://bit.ly/3zpuAhf

#SmallThingsLikeThese #film #book #CillianMurphy #ClaireKeegan #MichelleFairley #ClareDunne #HelenBehan #EmilyWatson #Ireland

> We witness the gradual marbling of her realism with radicalism. Over the years, she doesn’t seem to have changed her mind about the shabby way the world treats women, but she has progressively made her point in a gentler and more devastating manner. I did not think realism could be truly feminist until I saw Keegan wield its techniques.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/11/so-late-in-the-day-claire-keegan-book-review/676158/
#ClaireKeegan #JoannaBiggs
#FeministLiterature #FeministRealism

Book Review: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

#books #Bookstodon #goodreads #shortstories #clairekeegan #amreading

https://www.penciledpage.com/2023/12/so-late-in-day-by-claire-keegan.html

This past week I’ve delved into the works of Claire Keegan (thanks for the recommendation @arratoon)

First I’ve read her 2010 novella “Foster”. Then I’ve watched the movie “The Quiet Girl” which was based on Foster. Loved both.

But then I read her 2021 novella “Small Things Like These” and fascinated! It’s one of the best things I’ve read recently. And apparently the movie is in the works.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58639322

#ClaireKeegan #Bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #SmallThingsLikeThese #Foster

http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-quiet-girl-2022.html?m=1

Gorgeous and wonderful stuff.

#movies #film #cinema #mastomovies #filmastodon #cinemastodon #review #MovieReview #blog #blogger #TheQuietGirl #irish #CatherineClinch #ColmBairead #ClaireKeegan #CarrieCrowley #AndrewBennett #MichaelPatric #KateNicChonaonaigh

“I fell in love with the story in such a profound way.” Congratulations to Colm Bairéad on adapting Foster by Claire Keegan into the Oscar-nominated An Cailín Ciúin https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/12/quiet-girl-irish-language-film-colm-bairead-foster-claire-keegan #AnCailínCiúin #TheQuietGirl #ColmBairead #ClaireKeegan

@Hecticzen @bookstodon
Thank you so much for the suggestion. Small Things Like These was my final book for this year. It was the prefect ending for the year. Beautifully written and heart wrenching.
#ClaireKeegan

“The weather had turned dry and colder, and people remarked on what a picture the convent made, how like a Christmas card it almost was with the yews and evergreens dusted in frost and how the birds, for some reason, had not touched a single berry on the holly bushes there.” No better time to read (or reread) this small masterpiece. #ClaireKeegan #SmallThingsLikeThese #Christmas #rereading

“Early on a Sunday, after first Mass in Clonegal, my father, instead of taking me home, drives deep into Wexford towards the coast where my mother’s people came from.” A fine film in its own right, An Cailín Ciúin is remarkably true to its source text, Claire Keegan’s brilliant Foster. #AnCailínCiúin #TheQuietGirl #Foster #ClaireKeegan