Download or read book The Collected Stories of Benedict Kiely written by Benedict Kiely and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2003 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first meaning of 'the state of Ireland' is that it's a place where stories are still told, deliciously and by masters of the art, of whom Benedict Kiely is one, perhaps the foremost."--Guy Davenport, New York Times Book Review This treasure chest of a book contains the complete short stories and novellas by Benedict Kiely's, one of the great storytellers of our time and any nation. This edition contains a new introduction by the author, as well as his afterword to the acclaimed novella, Proxopera.