Here's a list of the new Irish canon in literature with 25 recent Irish novels plus more Irish fiction suggested by me. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.
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My full reviews of some of these books:
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2021/5/7/mz5espf77tlapk585kqel9j1ttaot3
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2017/3/20/days-without-end-by-sebastian-barry
Academy Street by Mary Costello: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2014/12/9/academy-street-by-mary-costello
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2017/11/20/conversations-with-friends-by-sally-rooney
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2020/4/27/hamnet-by-maggie-ofarrell
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2016/7/18/solar-bones-by-mike-mccormack
Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2014/10/3/nora-webster-by-colm-toibin
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2020/10/16/exciting-times-by-naoise-dolan
Actress by Anne Enright: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2020/3/11/actress-by-anne-enright
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2014/4/7/a-girl-is-a-half-formed-thing-by-eimear-mcbride
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqf2XM3P9Sc
Young Skins by Colin Barrett: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2014/1/14/young-skins-by-colin-barrett
The Green Road by Anne Enright: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2015/5/16/the-green-road-by-anne-enright
Milkman by Anna Burns: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2018/8/31/milkman-by-anna-burns
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8BpvWg2bAs
Our London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaw6X5kNnkc
Hagstone by Sinead Gleeson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzpcTRzDmb0
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5NSX2wHVZY
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNPCkvCpzko
Dinner Party by Sarah Gilmartin: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2021/11/7/dinner-party-by-sarah-gilmartin
Before My Actual Heart Breaks by Tish Delaney: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2021/3/1/before-my-actual-heart-breaks-by-tish-delaney
Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2020/7/15/big-girl-small-town-by-michelle-gallen
The Earlie King & The Kid in Yellow by Danny Denton: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2018/1/23/the-earlie-king-the-kid-in-yellow-by-danny-denton
The Woodcutter and His Family by Frank McGuinness: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2017/9/18/the-woodcutter-and-his-family-by-frank-mcguinness
A Line Made by Walking by Sara Baume: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2017/2/21/a-line-made-by-walking-by-sara-baume
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2016/12/12/the-wonder-by-emma-donoghue
Multitudes by Lucy Caldwell: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2016/6/21/multitudes-by-lucy-caldwell
The Lonely Sea and Sky by Dermot Bolger: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2016/6/8/the-lonely-sea-and-sky-by-dermot-bolger
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2016/3/13/pmxwjlsmg3ivpxogoli1891ikuhwmd
The Maker of Swans by Paraic O'Donnell: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2016/2/17/the-maker-of-swans-by-paraic-odonnell
Dinosaurs on Other Planets by Danielle McLaughlin: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2016/1/6/dinosaurs-on-other-planets-by-danielle-mclaughlin
Green Glowing Skull by Gavin Corbett: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2015/12/21/green-glowing-skull-by-gavin-corbett
Mrs Engels by Gavin McCrea: https://lonesomereader.com/blog/2015/4/22/mrs-engels-by-gavin-mccrea
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:20 A Ghost in the Throat
4:38 Days Without End
6:05 My Father's House
6:46 Academy Street
8:15 Conversations with Friends
9:22 City of Bohane
9:52 Solace
10:24 The Secret Place
10:50 Hamnet
12:20 Brooklyn
13:21 Solar Bones
13:48 The Rachel Incident
14:15 Nothing Special
14:51 Nora Webster
15:26 Exciting Times
16:08 Actress
16:53 The Spinning Heart
17:29 A Girl is a Half Formed Thing
18:20 The Bee Sting
18:57 Skippy Dies
19:15 Young Skins
20:28 Foster
21:41 Green Road
22:21 Milkman
23:02 Small Things Like These
24:20 Other Irish Fiction Suggestions
26:58 Conclusion
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