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A Book of Strays (Gallery Books) by Hartnett, Michael, 1941-1999; Fallon, Peter, 1951- is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Book of Strays (Gallery Books) about?

'A genuine maverick... a mixture of coruscating satire, rhapsodic lyricism and humane vernacular...'-- The Sunday Times Michael Hartnett subscribed always to the idea of the poet as a chronicler of his race:'I have tried to write for the people...'begins one of the poems in this collection of ballads, satires, squibs and other occasional verses. As he casts his eye on'the state of the nation', on local shopkeepers'and publicans'greed ('The Ballad of Salad Sunday'), or curses'those who stole our cat', he connects with sources in ancient traditions. The centrepiece,'Maiden Street Ballad', records the impact of the move of that street's people to a new housing estate in the 1950s. Popular, populist, entertaining, and incisive, A Book of Strays enlarges and enhances our understanding of a singular poet's art and nature.

Who reads A Book of Strays (Gallery Books)?

Author

Hartnett, Michael, 1941-1999; Fallon, Peter, 1951-

Publisher

Gallery Press; Gallery Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781852353216

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Poetry, Literary Fiction, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24