The Penguin book of Irish fiction

Colm Tóibín

earliest edition we have, 1999 Penguin Books, 2001 1085 pages

"The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction represents the entire canon of Irish fiction in English from Jonathan Swift, born in 1667, to Emma Donoghue, born in 1969. In his comprehensive introduction Colm Toibin describes the particular difficulties faced by Irish writers before the twentieth century, which gave rise to forms of fiction that were strikingly different from the classic French and English novels of the nineteen...

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The Penguin book of Irish fiction edition · 2001 · Penguin Books · 1085 pages
Penguin Book of Irish Fiction edition · 2001 · Penguin Books, Limited · 9780140236507
The Penguin book of Irish fiction edition · 1999 · Viking · 1085 pages

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