A Ghost in the Throat

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Intertwined fates of women across centuries resonate.

"A Ghost in the Throat" might just haunt your thoughts well after you close the book. Doireann Ni Ghriofa weaves a mesmerizing tapestry that merges past and present, echoing the struggles and triumphs of women's lives. If you're drawn to lyrical prose that explores deep emotional landscapes and the power of poetic connections, this book promises a journey that is both visceral and intellectual.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography (2021)
  • Desmond Elliott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Autobiography (2021)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
  • Republic of Consciousness Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Writers' Prize Nominee (2021)
  • Eason Nonfiction Book of the Year Award (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Ghost in the Throat

Regular price RM32.88 MYR
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per
Compare to estimated retail price: RM87.52 MYR  
ISBN: 9781916434264
Publisher: Tramp Press
Date of Publication: 2020-08-27
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography, Essays
Goodreads rating: 4.03
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A true original. In this stunningly unusual prose debut, Doireann Ni Ghriofa sculpts essay and autofiction to explore inner life and the deep connection felt between two writers centuries apart. In the 1700s, an Irish noblewoman, on discovering her husband has been murdered, drinks handfuls of his blood and composes an extraordinary poem. In the present day, a young mother narrowly avoids tragedy. On encountering the poem, she becomes obsessed with its parallels with her own life, and sets out to track down the rest of the story. A devastating and timeless tale about one woman freeing her voice by reaching into the past and finding another's.
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Intertwined fates of women across centuries resonate.

"A Ghost in the Throat" might just haunt your thoughts well after you close the book. Doireann Ni Ghriofa weaves a mesmerizing tapestry that merges past and present, echoing the struggles and triumphs of women's lives. If you're drawn to lyrical prose that explores deep emotional landscapes and the power of poetic connections, this book promises a journey that is both visceral and intellectual.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography (2021)
  • Desmond Elliott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Autobiography (2021)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
  • Republic of Consciousness Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Writers' Prize Nominee (2021)
  • Eason Nonfiction Book of the Year Award (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.