{"product_id":"9780141184203","title":"The Green Fool","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis memoir-style narrative from a beloved Irish writer offers a vivid, unsentimental portrait of rural life in a small village. It centers on memory, place, and a community sustained by land and gossip, told with wry humor and evocative warmth. Perfect for adult readers and fans of Irish literature who enjoy intimate, observational storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe content is presented as story-led, reflective vignettes—episodic memories of schoolyard skirmishes, blackberrying, night-time adventures, country weddings and fairs—painted with sharp social observations of a patriarchal village life enduring poverty. The reading experience invites you to live each scene, hear the voices, and feel the rhythms of daily work, faith, and scandal that bind a community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond its vivid scenes, the work offers social history and cultural context: poetry in the making, the pull of land, and the ways language and memory preserve a vanishing way of life. The prose remains accessible and engaging, turning personal recollection into a window onto Ireland’s rural past and the birth of a celebrated literary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpisodic, vividly observed vignettes of village life with humor and warmth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial history and cultural context of rural Ireland—work, poverty, land, religion, and community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLyric, restrained writing that evokes landscape and memory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngaging voice that guides readers through time, place, and changing traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for adult readers, literature students, and book clubs exploring Irish life and memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders finish with a deeper sense of place and resilience, gaining insight into how memory shapes art, language, and identity. The work leaves a lasting impression of a community and a way of life that once defined a generation, inviting curiosity about culture, history, and the enduring power of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crossword.in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540398387417,"sku":"9780141184203","price":665.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/3066\/9017\/files\/812uY6VR9gL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776676604","url":"https:\/\/www.crossword.in\/products\/9780141184203","provider":"Crossword.in ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}