Irish Contemporary Fiction

[wertsie]

Can anyone reccommend any good books? I'm hoping to go to Dublin this summer so I would like to do everything I can right now to emmerse myself in their culture. And, since I like to read, I figured that was a good place to start.

 

[FallingStar]

Don't know any Irish contemporary fiction.

Someone must know.

 

[zoomerang II]

I remember reading some Roddy Doyle and Colum McCann. McCann wrote a good book about an american/irish story but cant remember it. I read Doyle's A star called henry and couldnt really get into it but i hear his other works are great. Ive heard of Seamus Deane but haven't read anything.

There are still a lot of contemporary works that deal with historical issues (eg Frank McCourt - Angelas Ashes). You could also try Ardal O'Hanlon (the comedian from Fr Ted). Or even go to the contemporary irish diaspora, such as Thomas Keneally.