{"product_id":"9781848407633","title":"City of the Tribes by Ultan Macken","description":"These stories, rich with the passion and drama which characterises all of Walter Macken's writing, were conceived by the author as a thematic collection, providing a stunning evocation of the life and people of Galway in the 1940s. They document a time and place, yet they also have a timeless appeal in their portrayal of the people of the city whom Macken knew and loved so well. Full of insight and humour, they do not romanticise the past; rather they celebrate the qualities of ordinary people in their struggles with poverty, with political conservatism and with the sea, ever-present elements in the life of the city of the tribes.   Walter Macken has long been one of Ireland's most popular writers. A novelist who defined in fiction the world of the `plain people' of the west of Ireland, he was a master of the short story.   First published posthumously in 1997, these magnificent stories are now brought back to life in the Modern Irish Classics series.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308445512053,"sku":"9781623499655","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848407633.jpg?v=1762807612","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781848407633","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}