{"product_id":"the-fire-starters-jan-carson","title":"The Fire Starters (Jan Carson)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**WINNER of the EU Prize for Literature**\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most exciting and original Northern Irish writers of her generation' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, affecting, surprising. I inhaled it' \u003c\/b\u003eLISA MCINERNEY \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Captivating, intelligent and courageous' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spectacular. At once grittily real, wildly magical and insanely alluring - a siren-song of a novel.' \u003c\/b\u003eDONAL RYAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Jan Carson seems to have invented a new Belfast in this gripping, surprising, exhilarating novel.' \u003c\/b\u003eRODDY DOYLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Blew me away with its power, anger and wit.' \u003c\/b\u003eJOSEPH O'CONNOR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Jonathan Murray fears his new-born daughter is not as harmless as she seems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSammy Agnew is wrestling with his dark past, and fears the violence in his blood lurks in his son, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe city is in flames and the authorities are losing control.  As matters fall into frenzy, and as the lines between fantasy and truth, right and wrong, begin to blur, who will these two fathers choose to protect?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark, propulsive and thrillingly original, this tale of fierce familial love and sacrifice fizzes with magic and wonder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJan Carson \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer based in Belfast. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eMalcolm Orange Disappears, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2014 to critical acclaim, followed by a short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eChildren's Children \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), and two flash fiction anthologies, \u003ci\u003ePostcard Stories \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and \u003ci\u003ePostcard Stories 2 \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Starters \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), won the EU Prize for Literature and was shortlisted for the Dalkey Novel of the Year Award and her third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Raptures\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year and the Kerry Group Novel of the Year. Her most recent short story collection, \u003ci\u003eQuickly, While They Still Have Horses, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2024. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and on BBC Radio 3 and 4. She has won the \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar \u003c\/i\u003eshort-story competition and has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award, the An Post Irish Short Story of the Year, and the Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Prize.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 304 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63603295945053,"sku":"K096358288","price":10.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/239144-9635828800001A.jpg?v=1771973764","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-fire-starters-jan-carson","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}