The Other Irish Tradition: A Irish Fiction Anthology (Irish Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943150249 ISBN 13: 9781943150243

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Other Irish Tradition is a colorful anthology celebrating the experimental strain in Irish literature, from Laurence Sterne and Jonathan Swift to the bleeding-edge of contemporary writing. It juxtaposes work from such heralded masters as Joyce, Beckett, and Flann O'Brien with startling and innovative work from young contemporary writers such as Mike McCormack, June Caldwell, Anakana Schofield, and Kevin Breathnach. The anthology presents an intoxicating mixture of Irish writing at its most playful and transgressive, from colossal authors to lesser-known but fascinating ones, offering fresh perspectives and a provocative reshuffling of the literary canon.

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Review

"[Rob Doyle] is a tremendous talent. Every page fizzes with vitality."--Kevin Barry

"I'm tempted to quote Nietzsche back at Rob Doyle: he's not a writer--he is dynamite! Except--like Nietzsche--he's a tremendous writer, too. And I have a suspicion that the author of this provocative and thrilling collection is going to get even better."--Geoff Dyer

About the Author

Rob Doyle was born in Dublin and holds a first-class honors degree in Philosophy and an MPhil in Psychoanalysis from Trinity College Dublin. His widely acclaimed first novel, Here Are the Young Men, was chosen as a book of the year by the Irish Times, the Independent, the Sunday Times, and Sunday Business Post, and shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category for the Bord Gáis Irish Book Awards. Doyle's writing has been published in many newspapers and journals. He currently lives in Paris.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1943150249
• ISBN 13: 9781943150243
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Doyle Rob