Walking the Dog - And Other Stories (Paperback, 1st American ed)

And Other Stories

A rich collection of short stories by one of Ireland's contemporary literary masters.

This long-awaited new collection from the noted Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty examines worlds in collision, relationships fragmenting, innocence coming face to face with real life and real death. A Catholic schoolboy playing football has a theological debate with a Protestant policeman; a chess game in Spain is a catalyst for grief and redemption; in the haunting title story a Belfast man out walking his dog is kidnapped at gunpoint.

"A consummate storyteller, he reveals the turbulence beneath the deceptive stillness of life. . . . Highly recommended." -Library Journal

"MacLaverty's real talent for dialogue with all of its folly makes these stories a pleasure to read."-Boston Sunday Globe

Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow, Scotland.