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The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Cripple of Inishmaan about?
In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been grazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. And as news of his audacity ripples through his rumor-starved community, <b>The Cripple of Inishmaan</b> becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order.
Who reads The Cripple of Inishmaan?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Martin McDonagh
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780375705236
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humour
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (1,848 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14