{"product_id":"diary-of-an-ant-eleven-mainly-dark-yarns-from-the-irish-gaelic-paperback","title":"Diary of an Ant: Eleven (mainly) Dark Yarns from the Irish Gaelic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHazel Ni Mhaolain\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eTomas Mac Siomoin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiary of an Ant is the first English language translation of C n lae seang in agus sc alta eile, the critically acclaimed, award-winning collection of short stories by Dublin-born author Tom s Mac S om in. With his cultural roots in Ireland 's Gaelic West, Mac S om in takes a darkly humorous look at the failure and the innate dishonesty of most inter-human relating against a backdrop of ultimate absurdity that he sees as underlying all human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomás Mac Síomóin was born in Dublin, Ireland. A doctoral graduate of Cornell University, he has worked as a biological researcher and university lecturer in the USA and Ireland. An Irish speaker, he is actively involved in the promotion of the language, working as a journalist, as editor of the newspaper Anois and, for many years, he was editor of the literary and current affairs magazine Comhar. His Cinn Lae Seangáin (\"The Diary of an Ant\") won the award for best short story collection in the Oireachtas 2005 competition, while the following year his novel An Tionscadal (\"The Project\") won the main Oireachtas literary award. His poems, stories, articles and translations from Catalan and Spanish have appeared in diverse publications. His work has been translated into many languages, including German, Slovenian, Romanian and Catalan. He now lives and works in Catalonia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52534575431987,"sku":"9781482367140","price":20.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZElnd3BBOGZ2Zm95R0M4TFBMTkYrdz09.webp?v=1760752617","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/diary-of-an-ant-eleven-mainly-dark-yarns-from-the-irish-gaelic-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}