The Lonely Voice Non-Fiction grieves the death of his

grieves the death of his much-loved father

Yet every event took place and minor characters are not neglected

The Hist has been acclaimed as a sphere of ideas as well as a school of oratory

emotional retards embarrassed by awkward topics away from which we shy

won through assiduous courtship

The Lonely Voice Non-Fiction grieves the death of hisFrank OConnor was one of the twentieth centurys greatest short story writers, and one of Irelands greatest authors. Lilliput Press are now delighted to continue our publishing of OConnors writing by bringing his seminal work on the art of the short story back into print. The Lonely Voice is the definitive work of Irish non fiction on the art of writing short fiction, and has long been held up as one of the greatest works in global literature on the