The colony
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First American editon.
ISBN
9780374606527, 0374606528, 9781250867216
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376 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Edition
First American editon.
Language
English
ISBN
9780374606527, 0374606528, 9781250867216

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It is the summer of 1979. An English painter travels to a small island off the west coast of Ireland. Mr. Lloyd takes the last leg by currach, though boats with engines are available and he doesn't much like the sea. He wants the authentic experience, to be changed by this place, to let its quiet and light fill him, give him room to create. He doesn't know that a Frenchman follows close behind. Jean-Pierre Masson has visited the island for many years, studying the language of those who make it their home. He is fiercely protective of their isolation, deems it essential to exploring his theories of language preservation and identity. But the people who live on this rock--three miles long and half a mile wide--have their own views on what is being recorded, what is being taken, and what ought to be given in return. Over the summer, each of them--from great-grandmother Bean U̕ Fhloinn, to widowed Maiřad, to fifteen-year-old James, who is determined to avoid the life of a fisherman--will wrestle with their values and desires. Meanwhile, all over Ireland, violence is erupting. And there is blame enough to go around.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Magee, A. (2022). The colony (First American editon.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Magee, Audrey. 2022. The Colony. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Magee, Audrey. The Colony New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Magee, Audrey. The Colony First American editon., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

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