Small Things like These

This article is about the book. For the film, see Small Things like These (film).

Small Things like These
AuthorClaire Keegan
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Set in1980s Ireland
PublisherGrove Press
Publication date
30 November 2021
Media typePrint
Pages128
AwardsOrwell Prize
ISBN9780802158741 Hardcover edition
OCLC1271995923

Small Things like These is a historical fiction novel by Claire Keegan, published on 30 November 2021 by Grove Press. In 2022, the book won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction,[1] and was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize[2] and the Booker Prize.[3] It was adapted into a film of the same name starring Cillian Murphy, premiered in 15 February 2024, and began a wide release beginning in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 1 November 2024, with the United States releasing the film a week later on 8 November 2024.[4]

  1. ^ "Awards: Orwell Book Winners, Mo Siewcharran Longlist". Shelf Awareness. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ "The Rathbones Folio Prize 2022". The Rathbones Folio Prize. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Irish author Claire Keegan nominated for prestigious Booker Prize". TheJournal.ie. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (17 September 2024). "'Small Things Like These': Lionsgate Sets Release Dates For Cillian Murphy-Starrer, Drops Official Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved 19 September 2024.