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We Used to Dance Here
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- Book Synopsis
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Told in chronological order and spanning the years 2016 to 2020, We Used to Dance Here is a portrait of both Dublin and Dubliners in flux. Together, these stories explore life on the margins, toxic masculinity, and frustrated ambitions. There are dog tracks, bars and pubs, half-finished estates.
In "Tourists", we meet Conor, who has fallen in love with Shannon, a student at Trinity. She is busy avoiding the news from back home in the U.S. and places her trust in books instead. In "Off Your Chest", a young man moves anonymously through the city as he listens obsessively to a talk radio host. In "Forge Worlds", we encounter Oran and Ger—ten years apart in age—working as joiners.
Together, these stories reveal a darker, edgier side of Dublin, rendered in brilliant, crackling prose.
- About The Author
- Dave Tynan is a writer and director from Dublin. He is the director of numerous award-winning short films and one feature. His stories have been published in the Stinging Fly and Winter Papers. We Used to Dance Here is his first book.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781803512464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Granta Books, (28 August 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 198
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 213 x 132 x 25 mm
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