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Cathy Sweeney

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Cathy Sweeney reads her short story 'Blue' from her debut collection, Modern Times, and Jerzy Kozłowsky reads his translation into Polish. Modern Times was first published by the Stinging Fly Press in March 2020, and published by Orion Books in the UK in July.For each episode of 'Talking Translations' we have paired a story with a language, and asked the author and translator to read their work aloud. It is our hope to share these stories with listeners around the world, heard in languages where the author may not yet  be widely published.Literature Ireland Promotes Irish literary authors and their work worldwide and is funded by Culture Ireland and the Arts Council. To read the full stories in English and Polish, and to learn more about what we do, visit www.literatureireland.com. For any queries, or to say hello, please email info@literatureireland.com. The intro/outro music in this series is kindly used with permission from David Hilowitz.

Cathy Sweeney reads her short story 'Blue' from her debut collection, Modern Times, and Jerzy Kozłowsky reads his translation into Polish. Modern Times was first published by the Stinging Fly Press in March 2020, and published by Orion Books in the UK in July. For each episode of 'Talking Translations' we have paired a story with a language, and asked the author and translator to read their work aloud. It is our hope to share these stories with listeners around the world, heard in languages where the author may not yet  be widely published. Literature Ireland Promotes Irish literary authors and their work worldwide and is funded by Culture Ireland and the Arts Council. To read the full stories in English and Polish, and to learn more about what we do, visit <a href="http://www.literatureireland.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.literatureireland.com</a>. For any queries, or to say hello, please email <a href="mailto:info@literatureireland.com">info@literatureireland.com</a>. The intro/outro music in this series is kindly used with permission from David Hilowitz.

Cathy Sweeney & Jerzy Kozłowsky: 'Blue' in Polish

To celebrate the publication of her debut collection, Modern Times, Cathy Sweeney reads 'The Chair', a dark and funny story from the book.  Modern Times is available to purchase from The Stinging Fly: https://stingingfly.org/product/modern-times/ Praise for Modern Times: "Cathy Sweeney's stories have already attracted a band of fanatical devotees, and this first collection is as marvellous as we could have hoped for. A unique imagination, a brilliant debut." —Kevin Barry “I loved this collection. It vibrates with a glorious strangeness! Magnificently weird, hugely entertaining, deeply profound.” —Danielle McLaughlin “Cathy Sweeney's work is jaw-droppingly good: inventive, funny, lush. One of the best short story writers working today.” —Sinéad Gleeson “In Modern Times, Cathy Sweeney gives us fables of the present that are funny, vertiginous and melancholy.” —David Hayden

To celebrate the publication of her debut collection, Modern Times, Cathy Sweeney reads 'The Chair', a dark and funny story from the book.  Modern Times is available to purchase from The Stinging Fly: <a href="https://stingingfly.org/product/modern-times/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stingingfly.org/product/modern-times/</a> Praise for Modern Times: "Cathy Sweeney's stories have already attracted a band of fanatical devotees, and this first collection is as marvellous as we could have hoped for. A unique imagination, a brilliant debut." —Kevin Barry “I loved this collection. It vibrates with a glorious strangeness! Magnificently weird, hugely entertaining, deeply profound.” —Danielle McLaughlin “Cathy Sweeney's work is jaw-droppingly good: inventive, funny, lush. One of the best short story writers working today.” —Sinéad Gleeson “In Modern Times, Cathy Sweeney gives us fables of the present that are funny, vertiginous and melancholy.” —David Hayden

Cathy Sweeney Reads 'The Chair'

Tania Hershman

In the first episode of 2020, Declan Meade is joined by Cathy Sweeney, to read from and discuss the work of Tania Hershman.  Cathy Sweeney’s writing has been published in The Stinging Fly, The Dublin Review, Egress, Winter Papers, Banshee, and The Tangerine. Her stories have also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her debut collection of short fiction, Modern Times, will be published by Stinging Fly Press in March.  Tania Hershman is a poet, writer, teacher and editor based in the North of England. A former science journalist, she has published three collections of short stories and a poetry collection, while her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4. Her writing has appeared several times in the Stinging Fly over the years. The Stinging Fly Podcast invites Irish writers to choose a story from the Stinging Fly archive to read and discuss. Previous episodes of the podcast can be found here. The podcast’s theme music is ‘Sale of Lakes’, by Divan. All of the Stinging Fly archive is available for subscribers to read – subscribe now and access 20 years of the best new writing.

In the first episode of 2020, Declan Meade is joined by Cathy Sweeney, to read from and discuss the work of Tania Hershman.  Cathy Sweeney’s writing has been published in The Stinging Fly, The Dublin Review, Egress, Winter Papers, Banshee, and The Tangerine. Her stories have also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her debut collection of short fiction, Modern Times, will be published by Stinging Fly Press in March.  Tania Hershman is a poet, writer, teacher and editor based in the North of England. A former science journalist, she has published three collections of short stories and a poetry collection, while her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4. Her writing has appeared several times in the Stinging Fly over the years. The Stinging Fly Podcast invites Irish writers to choose a story from the Stinging Fly archive to read and discuss. Previous episodes of the podcast <a href="https://stingingfly.org/category/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">can be found here</a>. The podcast’s theme music is <a href="https://soundcloud.com/divan-908877762/02-sale-of-lakes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Sale of Lakes’, by Divan</a>. All of the Stinging Fly archive is available for subscribers to read – <a href="http://stingingfly.org/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe now and access 20 years of the best new writing</a>.

Cathy Sweeney Reads Tania Hershman

In the third episode of our new podcast, Kevin Barry reads two short stories by Cathy Sweeney, and talks to Sorcha Kenny about their "strange and elusive" qualities.