Here are some choice excerpts from my fiction, including a recently published short story, "Liam's Inheritance," and chapters from my novels published in English, Killoyle and The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad. Scroll down for these gems. Killoyle Wine and Cheese, the third Killoyle novel, has already been published twice in German, but has yet to find a home in its native tongue. Meanwhile, in a Web exclusive, you can read the first 60 pages of it here. And, as if that weren't enough, you can read the first 50 or so pages of The Adorations by clicking here. And you can even peruse a chapter from my novel-in-progress, which I have tentatively titled (lovely alliteration there) Ohiowa Impromptu, by clicking here. (All excerpts copyright © 2006, 2008, 2009 Roger Boylan.) You can also read my insider's take on The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad in this essay from Boston Review. In it I try to answer these questions: Why a farce? Why a "mostly Irish" farce? What is a farce, exactly? Who are these characters? Where is Killoyle, really? What time is lunch? And so on, but not, I hope, at punishing length. At the bottom of the page, in downloadable PDF form, is a "Handy Reference Guide to Killoyle," the imaginary city and the all-too-real trilogy, complete with historical anecdotes, brief bios of the main characters, and utterly ridiculous sidebars. Guaranteed to raise a laugh, if you like that kind of thing. (This booklet has been published in German and comes with the Killoyle boxed set.) Liam's Inheritance, from Superstition Review, Fall 2008. Copyright © 2008 Roger Boylan. Chapter One of Killoyle. Copyright © 1997, 2002, 2004, 2007 Roger Boylan. Chapter One of The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad. Copyright © 2003 Roger Boylan. |
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