It might all lead to dull or grim stories, but Gebler’s characters are all human, damaged certainly, but each with his own story.
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Bloomsday 2017 – Getting Up James Joyce’s Nose
James Joyce, and Steampunk? Circus? Vaudeville? and the squiffy liffey, and worse? Continue reading
Anne Enright – Family and Fiction
‘This is an Irish novel that is afraid of nothing, least of all of being thought of as an Irish novel.’
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The Trilogy that Grew – Adrian McKinty’s Belfast Noir
Duffy is a smart and determined Catholic in a police force that is overwhelming Protestant; and he resides and survives in a Protestant estate because he has a ‘good relationship’ with the leader of the para militaries who run that estate. Continue reading
The troubles of DI Sean Duffy
That Sean Duffy, McKinty’s main character, is a Catholic means that his Northern Irish police superiors are unsure of him and that he is as much an outsider on the Gerry Adams side of his society as on the Ian Paisley side. Continue reading
To Teach the Young
The world of the Travellers Continue reading
Who are your favourite Irish novelists?
Ok, give me two I should read, Continue reading
The World of Sebastian Barry
You get to love too his elegant turn of phrase, understatement providing more eloquence than a rattle of words. Continue reading
Of Trolls and Inquisitive Noses
For a lover of dogs, this will be an irresistible read. Continue reading
Book Review: THE WONDER. By Emma Donoghue
I don’t expect to read much better for a long time.
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