Thursday, January 20, 2011

Aiséirí - Alex Hijmans (2011)



San fhíseán gairid seo a taifeadadh sa Bhrasaíl, labhraíonn Alex Hijmans faoin gcéad úrscéal atá scríofa aige, Aiséirí (Cois Life, 2011) a chuireann síos ar bhean óg as an Ísiltír a fhaigheann post i siopa caifé i nGaillimh. D'fhiafraíomar d'Alex, tharla gur bhunaigh sé féin siopa caifé Gaelach i nGaillimh fad a bhí sé ann, cé gaol a bhí idir an taithí sin agus an scéal seo.
Foilsithe ag Cois Life (Baile Átha Cliath 2010) agus le ceannach ó www.coislife.ie
Is féidir Aiséirí a cheannach do do kindle ach brú anseo.


In this short video recorded in Brasil, Alex Hijmans talks about his first novel, Aiséirí (Cois Life, 2011), about a young woman from the Netherlands who gets a job in a coffee shop in Galway city. As Alex himself opened just such an Irish-speaking coffee shop in Galway during the time he spent there, we asked him how closely Aiséirí was based on his own experiences.
Published by Cois Life (Dublin 2010) and available from www.coislife.ie
You can buy Aiséirí for your kindle here.