Quinn, Niall.

Voyovic and Other Stories.

First edition. Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1980. 15 x 22 cm. 163 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear on dustjacket.

Synopsis: “Gastarbeiter Voyovic is dead. He died after leaving my room. I rolled the waxplugs in the sweat of my hands, plied them into my ears and in that artificial silence lay down to sleep…”.

So begins the title story of this first collection by Irish writer Niall Quinn. Voyovic is a Yugoslav, and his mate an Irish “Guestworker”, presently in Germany. They are part of that migrant army of industrial workers who move across contemporary Europe, seemingly without identity or personality, living in the shadows of settled, affluent, urban communities.

• Keywords: Irish Literature · Irish Literature – 20th Century
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0905473612
• Inventory Number: 31307AB

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