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Rencontre with Jan Carson

Post date: Tuesday 4 Mar 2025

Centre Culturel Irlandais · Rencontre avec Jan Carson

Rencontre on 21 novembre 2024 - in English

Listen Jan Carson's discussion with journalist and critic Mirna Helou, about her novel Le fantôme de la banquette arrière (2024), the French translation of Quickly, While They Still Have Horses, published by Sabine Wespieser. In this collection of short stories, Jan invites readers on sixteen fantastic journeys set in Northern Ireland and coloured by tragicomedy and tenderness.

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