| irish authors
Bolded titles with a photo are books I own and recommend. Others were found through links or recommendations from other sources, recommendations from friends, or amazon purchase circles/suggestions.
Books are listed in no particular order.
William Trevor
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Ireland
- Selected Stories
William Trevor; Paperback, 1998
"One
of the finest writers now at work in our language . . . no writer practicing
the form today moves with nimbler assurance than Trevor across such an
impressive gamut of social types and emotional connections." - The Boston
Globe |
Patrick Kavanagh
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Tarry Flynn
Patrick Kavanagh; (first published by the Pilot Press 1948)
"Any man who wrote Tarry Flynn is entitled to throw down his hat and offer a challenge to the wide world. Tarry Flynn is a work of art." - Irish Times
Collected Poems
Patrick Kavanagh; paperback (October 1973)
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Flann O'Brien
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At Swim Two Birds
Flann O'Brien; Paperback, 1st dalkey Edition (August 1998)
"At Swim-Two-Birds is both a comedy and a fantasy of such staggering originality that it baffles description and very nearly beggars our sense of delight." - Chicago Tribune |
The Third Policeman
Flann O' Brien; paperback (March 1999)
The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story About the Hard Life
Flann O' Brien; paperback (March 1999)
The Dalkey Archive
Flann O' Brien; paperback, 2nd edition (October 1997)
James Joyce
Oscar Wilde
Samuel Beckett
Frank McCourt
General Interest: Ireland
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