{"product_id":"the-aran-islands-john-m-synge-9780810160248","title":"The Aran Islands","description":"In the late 1890s, John Synge, in his middle twenties and unsure of his vocation, made his way to Paris to study French literature and become a literary critic. There he met William Butler Yeats. The eminent poet advised Synge to drop his involvement with fin de siècle French authors, return to Ireland, and describe a society with which he had a natural connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSynge first traveled to the primitive, little-known Aran Islands in 1898. His trip proved to be a wonderfully fruitful and decisive experience. He then went back for part of each summer until 1902. \u003ci\u003eThe Aran Islands, \u003c\/i\u003e his memoir of those experiences, was published in 1907, and the future playwright called it his \"first serious piece of work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John M. Synge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810160242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810160248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlboro Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.31w x 0.55d","brand":"John M. Synge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441357730047,"sku":"9780810160248","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_172cdb7f-d9c1-4e9f-a200-70a1d3110499.jpg?v=1777190384","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aran-islands-john-m-synge-9780810160248","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}