The Portable Virgin (original 1991; edition 1998)

by Anne Enright

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'Elegant, scrupulously poised, always intelligent and, not least, original' Angela Carter The characters in Anne Enright's fierce and witty first collection of stories stand at an oblique angle to society. Full of desire, but out of kilter, their response to a dislocated reality is mutinous, wild, unforgettable.… (more)

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Title:	The Portable Virgin
Authors:	Anne Enright
Info:	Vintage (1998), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 192 pages
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'Elegant, scrupulously poised, always intelligent and, not least, original' Angela Carter The characters in Anne Enright's fierce and witty first collection of stories stand at an oblique angle to society. Full of desire, but out of kilter, their response to a dislocated reality is mutinous, wild, unforgettable.

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