The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction represents the entire tradition of Irish fiction in English from Jonathan Swift, born in 1667, to Emma Donoghue, born in 1968. It includes the full text of certain key masterpieces such as Gulliver in Lilliput, Maria Edgeworth's "Castle Rackrent", Joyce's "The Dead", Beckett's "First Love", and John McGahern's "The Country Funeral" and work by almost one hundred writers. It represents, for the first time in one volume, the entire canon of Irish writing and is likely to become the essential book for anyone interested in Irish literature.
The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction represents the entire tradition of Irish fiction in English from Jonathan Swift, born in 1667, to Emma Donoghue, born in 1968. It includes the full text of certain key masterpieces such as Gulliver in Lilliput, Maria Edgeworth's "Castle Rackrent", Joyce's "The Dead", Beckett's "First Love", and John McGahern's "The Country Funeral" and work by almost one hundred writers. It represents, for the first time in one volume, the entire canon of Irish writing and is likely to become the essential book for anyone interested in Irish literature.