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Tag: Irish lit

‘Korea’ by John McGahern

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June 16, 2025August 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, John McGahern, Korea, short stories Leave a comment

‘Christmas At The Cross’ by Maeve Murphy

Christmas At The Cross by Maeve Murphy, 2019 Continue reading →

December 24, 2024August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, Christmas At The Cross, criticism, England, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, London, Maeve Murphy, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Cruelty’ by Kevin Barry

A Cruelty by Kevin Barry, 2012 Continue reading →

June 3, 2024August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, A Cruelty, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Kevin Barry, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Choc-Ice Woman’ by Mary Costello

The Choc-Ice Woman by Mary Costello, 2023 Continue reading →

May 27, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mary Costello, short stories, The Choc-Ice Woman Leave a comment

‘What Feminism Is’ by Louise Nealon

What Feminism Is by Louise Nealon, 2017 Continue reading →

May 2, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Louise Nealon, Northern Ireland, short stories, What Feminism Is Leave a comment

‘Life Without Children’ by Roddy Doyle

Life Without Children by Roddy Doyle, 2020 Continue reading →

April 29, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, COVID-19, criticism, England, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Life Without Children, Newcastle, Roddy Doyle, short stories Leave a comment

‘Paradise’ by Edna O’Brien

Paradise by Edna O’Brien, 1968 Continue reading →

April 16, 2024August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Edna O'Brien, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Paradise, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Wet Day’ by Mary Lavin

A Wet Day by Mary Lavin, 1944 Continue reading →

April 4, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, A Wet Day, analysis, Catholicism, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mary Lavin, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Slip-Up’ by John McGahern

The Slip-Up by John McGahern, 1977 Continue reading →

March 24, 2024September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, John McGahern, short stories, The Slip-Up Leave a comment

‘Hearts Of Oak And Bellies Of Brass’ by John McGahern

Hearts Of Oak And Bellies Of Brass by John McGahern, 1970 Continue reading →

March 23, 2024September 6, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Hearts Of Oak And Bellies Of Brass, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, John McGahern, short stories Leave a comment

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