Irish Literature
Ireland's rich literary tradition weaves together searing social commentary, personal reflection, and timeless storytelling against the backdrop of a complex modern nation. Between Dublin's cobbled streets and rolling countryside, contemporary Irish writers tackle everything from Brexit and economic upheaval to mindfulness and identity, while carrying forward their country's legendary storytelling heritage.
Irish Literature Book Summaries
Prophet Song
When secret police knock, a mother must protect her family from a collapsing Ireland.
Prophet Song
When secret police knock, a mother must protect her family from a collapsing Ireland.
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Stephen Dedalus is raised to fear hell, but poetry makes him feel something holier than prayer.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Stephen Dedalus is raised to fear hell, but poetry makes him feel something holier than prayer.
Trespasses
A Catholic teacher risks everything for an affair with a Protestant barrister during the Troubles.
Trespasses
A Catholic teacher risks everything for an affair with a Protestant barrister during the Troubles.
Ulysses
A cuckold adman and a mother-haunted teacher spend one day in Dublin, their inner worlds colliding.
Ulysses
A cuckold adman and a mother-haunted teacher spend one day in Dublin, their inner worlds colliding.
