{"product_id":"quickly-while-they-still-have-horses-jan-carson","title":"Quickly, While They Still Have Horses (Jan Carson)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Jan Carson is a born storyteller: her work is so imaginative, whimsical, mischievous and brave, but tender and curious too - you never know where she's going to take you next, so reading her is always an adventure. Exactly how it should be.' LISA MCINERNEY, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE GLORIOUS HERESIES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pure magic, funny, sharp, heartbreaking, the short form at its absolute best. Jan Carson is a unique and very special writer, one of the greatest of the modern fabulists. - DONAL RYAN author of \u003ci\u003eHEART BE AT PEACE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn sixteen sparkling stories, Jan Carson introduces us to worlds and characters that feel real enough to touch. All of life is here: the thrill of growing up, the grief when youth is over; first love, mature love, parenthood and loss - all shot through with profound compassion, warm wit, and boundless imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 'A Certain Degree of Ownership', a distracted couple on a beach fail to notice their baby crawl perilously towards the sea. In 'Troubling the Water', a rumour spreads at a public swimming pool and chaos ensues. In 'Fair Play' a dishevelled father loses his two sons in an adventure park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery so often, an irresistible suggestion of the other world will surprise and delight, reaffirming Carson as a thrillingly original and audacious talent, and making \u003ci\u003eQuickly, While They Still Have Horses \u003c\/i\u003ethe perfect introduction for readers new to her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Carson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer based in Belfast. She has published three novels, three short story collections and two micro-fiction collections. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Starters\u003c\/i\u003e won the EU Prize for Literature for Ireland 2019. Jan's latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Raptures\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Doubleday in early 2022 and was subsequently shortlisted for the An Post Irish Novel of the Year and Kerry Group Novel of the Year. Her short story collection \u003ci\u003eQuickly, While They Still Have Horses\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Doubleday (UK) in April 2024 and Scribner (US) in July 2024. Her writing has been aired on BBC Radio 3 and 4 and RTE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellow at Queen's University Belfast 2025 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her first stage play, an adaptation of the children's classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Velveteen Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e will be produced by Replay Theatre Company at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast in March 2025. Her next novel, \u003ci\u003eFew and Far Between\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming in early 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65780319224157,"sku":"K097911552","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9791155200001A.jpg?v=1788314917","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/quickly-while-they-still-have-horses-jan-carson","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}