Death and Nightingales

Death and Nightingales is a 1992 novel by Irish writer Eugene McCabe.[1]

Death and Nightingales
1992 edition
AuthorEugene McCabe
LanguageEnglish
Published1992
PublisherVintage Books
Publication placeIreland
Pages240
ISBN074939868X

Plot

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1883, County Fermanagh, Ireland. On Beth Winters' twenty-third birthday, decades of pain and betrayal finally build to a devastating climax.[2]

Reception

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Michael Ondaatje described Death and Nightingales as "a deeply moving, powerful, and unforgettable book."[3][4] The Anglo-Celt called it a "modern classic."[5]

Adaptation

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In 2018, a three-part television adaptation with the same name, starring Jamie Dornan, Matthew Rhys and Ann Skelly was broadcast. It was produced by Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish's studio, The Imaginarium.

References

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  1. ^ McCabe, Eugene (3 December 2008). Death and Nightingales. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781596918559 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Death And Nightingales by Eugene McCabe - KOBO9781409002901". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Nightingales and Death".
  4. ^ "Fiction Book Review: DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES by Eugene McCabe".
  5. ^ "Anglo Celt - Border-themed film festival in Dromahair this weekend". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.