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An instantly striking portrait of life inside a Northern Ireland prison. Composed of nine linked stories, each tale is narrated by Harry `Chalky' Chalkman, an intelligent, street-wise and sensitive wing orderly (a prison inmate charged with the maintenance of order and cleanliness) serving a twelve-year sentence for Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. Through Gbler's pitch-perfect dialogue and deep understanding of his characters, a world emerges that is full of contradiction and injustice, but not without warmth, humour and true human feeling. At times hilarious, violent, tender, and enlightening, The Wing Orderly's Tales is a major new work by one of Ireland's most important and critically lauded living writers. ""A vivid portrayal of everyday life in the cruelest and harshest conditions, lace with a silver lining of humanity and the hope of redemption amid confinement and despair.""--The Midwest Book Review ""This work from distinguished Irish writer Gebler forms a cohesive and absorbing whole. . . By using language that's direct but understated, Gebler successfully depicts the bleak, violent prison world.""--Library Journal
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"A vivid portrayal of everyday life in the cruelest and harshest conditions, lace with a silver lining of humanity and the hope of redemption amid confinement and despair." -- The Midwest Book Review "The Midwest Book Review"
"This work from distinguished Irish writer Gebler forms a cohesive and absorbing whole. . . By using language that's direct but understated, Gebler successfully depicts the bleak, violent prison world." -- Library Journal "Library Journal"
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- PublisherNew Island Books
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1848404948
- ISBN 13 9781848404946
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages176
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