Claire Keegan’s novella expertly shows how the culture of idle talk in certain Irish communities is like a secret code — an intricate language that both obscures and reveals.
Irish Literature
Book Review: “After Ireland” — An Insightful Survey
The critic settles too comfortably too often on a familiar trope — Ireland’s sense of promise squelched.
Book Review: “The Dirty Dust” — Voices From the Underground, Sublime, Spiteful, Satiric
The Dirty Dust is a novel of almost unbelievable invention, humor, pathos, eloquence, and fury.