Read and discuss this debut prize-winning short story collection by Irish writer Claire Keegan
Highlights
- Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
- 6 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
- Read short stories and discuss characterisation, atmosphere and sense of place
- Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes
Practise and develop your English online in this 6 week advanced course using Antarctica, the short story collection by Claire Keegan. Read some short stories each week and then discuss them in class to develop specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also developing your understanding of literary aspects of the novel. Your teacher provides personalised feedback to build your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
The Book Club book
Antarctica is Claire Keegan's debut, a collection of 15 stories which explore themes of family, betrayal, obsession, and fragile relationships in the lives of ordinary people in rural Ireland. The stories show complex family dynamics, and how choices made in the heat of the moment can have lasting impacts. Claire Keegan's writing is characterised by a quiet, observant tone, with a focus on subtle details.
'A beautiful, tender work of great clarity.' Sebastian Barry
'Simply put, Claire Keegan is one of the greatest fiction writers in the world.' George Saunders
'Among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English.' Observer
Geoff says:
"This is a significant debut collection, which won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Keegan went on to write Small Things Like These, and Foster, recently made into films (Foster as "The Quiet Girl").
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Date & Time |
*Times are 1 hour earlier after 30/03, due to UK daylight saving
*Times are 1 hour earlier after 30/03, due to UK daylight saving |
| Age | 18+ |
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Online class size |
Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion |
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