These 12 stories explore different aspects of the Irish character and display a range of literary styles. The Horses is mock-Joycean, whilst contemporary Irish ... » 

These 12 stories explore different aspects of the Irish character and display a range of literary styles. The Horses is mock-Joycean, whilst contemporary Irish preoccupations with feminists, civic leaders, drinking, emigration and the church are satirized most clearly in The Football Field. «