Great Irish Novels of the Twenty-First Century

230 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What makes a “great” Irish novel in the twenty-first century, and who gets to decide? This volume brings together leading scholars of Irish literature to explore this very question. Rather than assembling a definitive canon, Great Irish Novels of the Twenty-First Century takes a more revealing approach: each contributor selects a novel they consider “great,” reflecting on the critical and cultural processes that informed their choice. The result is not a ranked list, but a conversation about literary taste and value, and the evolving role of literary criticism today. Spanning internationally acclaimed authors and lesser-known voices alike, the essays illuminate how contemporary Irish fiction renegotiates enduring concerns – history and memory, family and identity, art and imagination – while engaging with the social and political realities of twenty-first-century Ireland in aesthetically rewarding ways. At once an exploration of contemporary Irish writing and a reflection on the practice of criticism itself, this volume invites readers to reconsider what it means to call a novel “great”. CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Sarah Joy Link and Katharina Rennhak Introduction: What is a Great Irish Novel of the Twenty-First Century? 1 Hedwig Schwall Anne Enright, The Wig My Father Wore (1995): Reconstructing the Irish Family 11 Ralf Haekel John Banville, The Sea (2005): Trauma, Memory, and Identity 29 Christoph Reinfandt Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture (2008): Fictionalized History beyond Revisionism 45 Ina Bergmann Colum McCann, TransAtlantic (2013): The Green Atlantic Revis(it)ed 61 Loredana Salis Mary Morrissy, The Rising of Bella Casey (2013): Of Remembering and Forgetting 77 Derek Hand Mike McCormack, Solar Bones (2016): The Anxieties of the Age – Art and Economics 91 Elke D’hoker Sara Baume, A Line Made by Walking (2017): An Artist Novel for the Twenty-First Century 109 Katharina Rennhak Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends (2017): A Novel for Millennials in Dublin and Beyond 127 Caroline Lusin Colm Tóibín, House of Names (2017): A Re-Imagination of Greek Tragedy for the Twenty-First Century 147 Catherine Toal Anna Burns, Milkman (2018): Gender Troubles 167 Sylvie Mikowski Jan Carson, The Fire Starters (2019): Myth, Make-Believe, and the Unreliability of Language in the Post-Troubles Era 185 Claire Lynch Helen Cullen, The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually (2020): The ‘art of precious scars’ – Making, Breaking, and Repairing the Irish Family 201 List of Contributors 215

• Reihe: Irish Studies in Europe
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Autoren
• ISBN: 9783989401136
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.06.2026
• Größe: 22.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: WVT Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier
• Herausgegeben von: Sarah Joy Link, Katharina Rennhak