Michael Collins's stories are about Ireland, about the Irish as they are and as they would like to be imagined. In the title story we see the fatal consequences of self-deception. Posing as a nationalist hero, a young man travels to America with a suitcase full of meat. The warm welcome he expects swiftly dematerialises as he awakes to the grim realities of life in hiding. The vivid, surreal splendour of the writing allied with images of real people - the struggling widow, the careless father, the schoolboy and the philosopher, the good and the corrupt - make this an outstanding collection.

Michael Collins's THE KEEPERS OF TRUTH was shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize 'From Ireland comes Michael Collins's THE MEAT EATERS, a collection of colourful, surreal and vividly characterised stories already prompting comparisons to Joyce and Beckett' THE LIST 'Reading Collins's stories ... is like being mugged in a savage land' THE TIMES 'Collins should be congratulated for having produced an exceptionally strong, imaginative first work' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Reissued with THE FEMINISTS GO SWIMMING with a stunning new cover design

About the Author
Michael Collins was born in 1964 in Limerick, Ireland. He is the author of six novels, and two collections of short stories. His work has garnered numerous awards, including a Pushcart Award for Best American Short Stories, The Kerry Ingredients Irish Novel of the Year, along with being shortlisted for The Booker Prize and IMPAC Prize. Collins is also an extreme athlete and has won The Last Marathon in the Antarctic and set a record time in winning both The Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race and The Everest Challenge Marathon. He is currently training for The North Pole Marathon in 2006. www.michaelcollinsauthor.com


Book Information
ISBN 9780753807569
Author Michael Collins
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 128mm * 20mm