The Irish Novel 1960 - 2010

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www.corkuniversitypress.com GEORGE O’BRIEN GEORGE O’BRIEN IRISH NOVEL IRISH NOVEL 19602010 19602010 THE THE George O'Brien is Professor Emeritus of English at Georgetown University, Washington DC. T he increased visibility of the Irish novel in recent years has been one of the outstanding developments in contemporary Irish literature. This development has coincided with a period of significant change in Ireland as a whole. The Irish Novel 1960-2010 is the first book to study how the novel has been involved in discussing the seeds of change and the response to change as it evolved. The result is a wide-ranging survey, accessible and rewarding for both the student and the general public. Original, insightful and written with a distinctive blend of sympathy and engagement, The Irish Novel 1960-2010 is an invaluable guide to an important cultural phenomenon. Edna O’Brien Sam Hanna Bell John Broderick Michael Farrell Samuel Beckett Brian Moore Aidan Higgins Flann O’Brien Anthony C.West James Plunkett J.G. Farrell Francis Stuart Jennifer Johnston Vincent Banville Ian Cochrane Maurice Leitch Caroline Blackwood Benedict Kiely Patrick McGinley John McGahern Julia O’Faolain John Banville Dorothy Nelson Bernard MacLaverty Desmond Hogan Mary Leland J. M. O’Neill Carlo Gébler William Trevor Timothy O’Grady Dermot Bolger Hugo Hamilton Patrick McCabe Roddy Doyle Dermot Healy Emma Donoghue Seamus Deane Anne Haverty Joseph O’Connor Glenn Patterson Mary Morrissy Eoin McNamee Deirdre Madden Keith Ridgway Colm Tóibín Sebastian Barry Gerard Donovan Anne Enright Joseph O’Neill Colum McCann Paul Murray Cover image: 'The Yellow Bungalow' by Gerard Dillon Courtesy Trustees of the Gerard Dillon Estate and the Ulster Museum Cover: Burns Design 9 781859 184950 ISBN 978-1-85918-495-0 Irish Novel Final AW_Layout 1 18/06/2012 16:26 Page 1 www.corkuniversitypress.com GEORGE O’BRIEN GEORGE O’BRIEN IRISH NOVEL IRISH NOVEL 19602010 19602010 THE THE George O'Brien is Professor Emeritus of English at Georgetown University, Washington DC. T he increased visibility of the Irish novel in recent years has been one of the outstanding developments in contemporary Irish literature. This development has coincided with a period of significant change in Ireland as a whole. The Irish Novel 1960-2010 is the first book to study how the novel has been involved in discussing the seeds of change and the response to change as it evolved. The result is a wide-ranging survey, accessible and rewarding for both the student and the general public. Original, insightful and written with a distinctive blend of sympathy and engagement, The Irish Novel 1960-2010 is an invaluable guide to an important cultural phenomenon. Edna O’Brien Sam Hanna Bell John Broderick Michael Farrell Samuel Beckett Brian Moore Aidan Higgins Flann O’Brien Anthony C.West James Plunkett J.G. Farrell Francis Stuart Jennifer Johnston Vincent Banville Ian Cochrane Maurice Leitch Caroline Blackwood Benedict Kiely Patrick McGinley John McGahern Julia O’Faolain John Banville Dorothy Nelson Bernard MacLaverty Desmond Hogan Mary Leland J. M. O’Neill Carlo Gébler William Trevor Timothy O’Grady Dermot Bolger Hugo Hamilton Patrick McCabe Roddy Doyle Dermot Healy Emma Donoghue Seamus Deane Anne Haverty Joseph O’Connor Glenn Patterson Mary Morrissy Eoin McNamee Deirdre Madden Keith Ridgway Colm Tóibín Sebastian Barry Gerard Donovan Anne Enright Joseph O’Neill Colum McCann Paul Murray Cover image: 'The Yellow Bungalow' by Gerard Dillon Courtesy Trustees of the Gerard Dillon Estate and the Ulster Museum Cover: Burns Design 9 781859 184950 ISBN 978-1-85918-495-0 Irish Novel Final AW_Layout 1 18/06/2012 16:26 Page 1 The Irish Novel 1960–2010 ...