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From The Plough To The Stars – An Anthology of Working People’s Prose From Contemporary Ireland

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ISBN: 9781912710362
AuthorFarrell, Jenny
Pub Date01/02/2022
BindingPaperback
Pages210
CountryGBR
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Quick overview Published in 2019. This is the first anthology to be published in Ireland which focuses on prose written by and about working people and their experiences, cares and concerns. It is a companion volume to 'The Children of the Nation', an anthology of working people’s poetry published in 2019. Like that book, it is supported and sponsored by a number of trade unions.
€13.06

The writers here come from the whole island of Ireland, and their voices are intelligent, eloquent, and aware of the profound injustices which affect working-class people. They are also strong and resilient voices, able and willing to fight back and help create a better world for everyone.

In the words of James Connolly, describing the Starry Plough banner: 'A free Ireland will control its own destiny, from the plough to the stars.'

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The writers here come from the whole island of Ireland, and their voices are intelligent, eloquent, and aware of the profound injustices which affect working-class people. They are also strong and resilient voices, able and willing to fight back and help create a better world for everyone.

In the words of James Connolly, describing the Starry Plough banner: 'A free Ireland will control its own destiny, from the plough to the stars.'

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