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Topographia Hibernica

By: Blindboy Boatclub
Narrated by: Blindboy Boatclub
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The short-story collection from Irish bestselling author, musician and comedian Blindboy Boatclub.

You don't fully appreciate how large a donkey's head is until it's beside you in a Fiat Punto. The view in my mirror was furry and violent. I was driving blind.

Driving with a donkey stuffed in the back seat; jackdaws pecking brains out through the roof of a confessional box; cat piss and astronauts. This is the world not as you see it, but as it is, twisted from the maverick mind of Blindboy Boatclub.

These are stories of the strange unsettlings in the souls of men caught in between the past and the possible; stories of heart-blinding rage and disquieting compassion.

Taking its title from a twelfth-century English manuscript of the same name, which dehumanised the people and culture of Ireland to facilitate domination, Topographia Hibernica is a collection that unravels the knotted threads of humanity, nature and colonisation from a contemporary Irish perspective.

Called 'one of the most gifted writers of his generation' by the Irish Times, Blindboy Boatclub is the essential voice for the Irish condition in the twenty-first century. Topographia Hibernica is his unmissable short-story collection.

©2023 Blindboy Boatclub (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Literature & Fiction Short Stories Comedy Funny Heartfelt Feel-Good Scary Thought-Provoking Witty

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Blind Boy at his brilliant, eloquent best. A vivid imagination and mischievous vocabulary. This collection of short stories is grotesque, moving, surprising, funny, challenging, and always original.

Good Craic

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A great selection of stories that will draw you in. With an atmospheric soundtrack throughout and Blindboys surrounding hug of a voice. The poitín maker got me close to blubbing ! Even if you bought the book give this a go too!

Captivating.

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Blindboy is original. That’s not a easy thing to be. You feel the weight of the inside thoughts finally arranged into a suitable structure and the world is the better for it. His work lingers in your brain and just like Bosch, the more you look the more you see. I’m so excited for his future works.

I may have been possessed by a jacket

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Our lad Blindboy has really outdone himself with his piece of work. every moment of every story is captivating and oozing with an originality that could only come from the mind of Blindboy and is accompanied by atmospheric music that completes the scene and enables the right headspace to get lost in. if you are a long time fan of him or not, I cannot reccomend this audio book enough.

get comfortable, put on some headphones and close your eyes. You're in for a real treat

The best and most original short stories I have ever heard!

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Loved chapter 7 Barcelona.
Being neurodivergent it made me feel
Comfortable with my thoughts and anxiety- nailed it boy, nailed it!

Gym etiquette

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