{"product_id":"the-cripple-of-inishmaan-paperback","title":"The Cripple of Inishmaan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been grazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. And as news of his audacity ripples through his rumor-starved community, \u003cb\u003eThe Cripple of Inishmaan\u003c\/b\u003e becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been grazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. And as news of his audacity ripples through his rumor-starved community, The Cripple of Inishmaan becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324160475359,"sku":"9780375705236","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/BZLk-Ll8pn9780375705236.webp?v=1788426193","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-cripple-of-inishmaan-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}