The best books of 2023 so far: Anne Enright, Joseph O’Connor, Liz Nugent, Colm Tóibín and more have their say via IrishTimesCultr
Summer reads: Half-way through the year, we draw up a list of books to see you through the summer come hail or shine.is a brilliantly powerful dystopian thriller set in the Dublin of the future but it’s a city that’s hauntingly recognisable., the wonderfully chatty and indiscreet memoir by Magherafelt-born rock n roll promoterwill be relished by all music fans for its account of a life in which the amp often went up to 11., is written and shaped with great skill.
presents the vividly written and outrageous story of an unusual man who stole a remarkable number of artworks. It’s an entertaining book that also manages to say a lot about how value and worth are measured. – Joseph O’Connor’s bestselling novel My Father’s House is published by Vintage. He will give a reading at the John Hewitt Festival in Armagh on July 24thmanages to be at once a ripping yarn and a profound exploration of moral choices in the worst of times. It follows very closely the real exploits of the extraordinary Irish priest Hugh O’Flaherty in fascist Rome in 1943 as he operates an underground escape route for Jewish refugees and escaped Allied soldiers.
, I have yet to read a more gripping or stunning book this year. If you have read it, two other brilliant Irish novels to try areClaire Kilroy’s Soldier, SailorEdel Coffey is the author of Breaking Pointexplore the legacy of the past and show how the power and influence of the Catholic Church comes in many guises. Both books are also explorations of literary style and its possibilities, the art of making it new.
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