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Liam O’Flaherty’s powerful novels and stories have for years been appreciated by both critics and readers. Famine , a masterly historical novel, rich in language, character and plot, confirmed and enhanced his stature as a great artist. A searing portrayal of the Great Famine of 1845 and its ravages on the bodies and minds of a whole people, it has been acclaimed widely and enthusiastically as ‘A major achievement — a masterpiece’ (Vivien Mercier); ‘panoramic — sharp — realistic — real human passions, concerns, remarkable feeling for the ordinary everyday life of rural 19th century Ireland and the brute drama of the event itself (Sheeran, Novels of Liam O’Flaherty). Famine is the story of three generations of the Kilmartin family — played out against the growing ravages of the potato blight. The action broadens to involve the whole valley, the village of Crom and the landlord’s agent Chadwick, the evil genius of the novel, giving us a realistic panorama and minute detail of their domestic, social and working lives.

Who reads Famine?

Author

Liam O'Flaherty

Publisher

Wolfhound Press

Published

1979

Language

EN

ISBN

9780905473253

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.15 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14