{"product_id":"the-aran-islands-9780810160248","title":"The Aran Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John M. Synge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Marlboro Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Marlboro Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Marlboro Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892384809111,"sku":"9780810160248","price":1763.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780810160248.webp?v=1781186751","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-aran-islands-9780810160248","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}