The Novel & the Nation: Studies in the New Irish FictionThis study makes a detailed examination of the new novelists and themes emerging in Irish literature, as well as covering the foundations of contemporary Irish fiction. The book focuses on the work of Irish writers including Roddy Doyle, Glenn Patterson, Emma Donoghue and Patrick McCabe. |
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