Chris Morash Frames Ireland's Short Fiction Tradition
Place, tradition and context give this anthology a thoughtful frame. Chris Morash presents Irish short fiction as a living conversation, rewarding slow reading across different voices, moods and literary moments. The selection feels curated with real care and purpose.
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Chris Morash Frames Ireland's Short Fiction Tradition
Place, tradition and context give this anthology a thoughtful frame. Chris Morash presents Irish short fiction as a living conversation, rewarding slow reading across different voices, moods and literary moments. The selection feels curated with real care and purpose.
- Book Synopsis
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The short story flourishes in Ireland. All Irish conditions seem to favour it. With its roots in the fertile soil of the Gaelic folk tradition, it appeared to grow and thrive on the discontinuities of Irish history - the war of independence, civil war, political division.
The first Golden Age was in the middle years of the 20th century; an extraordinary flowering of stories from Elizabeth Bowen, Seán a Faoláin, Flann O'Brien, Frank O'Connor, Samuel Beckett, Maeve Brennan, Edna O'Brien (the list could go on) came at a time when Ireland was repressed and inward-looking, dominated by the church and enervated by migration. But when the boom times came in the 1990s, it all happened again.
The liberal, globalized, ethnically diverse society of 21st century Ireland is still witnessing a vibrant blossoming of short fiction from Anne Enright, Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibìn, Claire Keegan, Sally Rooney, Kevin Barry, Lucy Caldwell, Yan Ge …. Such a bumper crop of talent!
Ideal for readers who:
- Need a guided way into the richness of the Irish short-story tradition.
- Appreciate anthologies that connect older masters with contemporary Irish voices.
- Are interested in how history, migration and social change have shaped Irish fiction.
- Prefer collections that reward slow reading and comparison across generations.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781841596419
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Everyman, (05 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 528
- Weight
- 510 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 189 x 127 x 38 mm
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