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Tag: Irish lit

‘The Twelfth Wedding Anniversary’ by Maeve Brennan

The Twelfth Wedding Anniversary by Maeve Brennan, 1966 Continue reading →

April 14, 2019October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Maeve Brennan, short stories, The Bagots, The Twelfth Wedding Anniversary Leave a comment

‘Violets’ by Edna O’Brien

Violets by Edna O’Brien, 1979 Continue reading →

February 13, 2019November 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Edna O'Brien, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, Violets Leave a comment

‘The Beginning Of A Long Story’ by Maeve Brennan

The Beginning Of A Long Story by Maeve Brennan, 1961 Continue reading →

January 16, 2019November 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Maeve Brennan, short stories, The Beginning Of A Long Story 1 Comment

‘Guests Of The Nation’ by Frank O’Connor

Guests Of The Nation by Frank O’Connor, 1931 Continue reading →

January 2, 2019November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Frank O'Connor, Guests Of The Nation, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Doll’ by Edna O’Brien

The Doll by Edna O’Brien, 1979 Continue reading →

December 20, 2018September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Edna O'Brien, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, The Doll Leave a comment

‘Nightfall’ by Daniel Corkery

Nightfall by Daniel Corkery, 1929 Continue reading →

May 31, 2018October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Daniel Corkery, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Nightfall, short stories Leave a comment

‘An Attack Of Hunger’ by Maeve Brennan

An Attack Of Hunger by Maeve Brennan, 1962 Continue reading →

May 29, 2018October 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, An Attack Of Hunger, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Maeve Brennan, short stories, The Derdons Leave a comment

‘Summer Voices’ by John Banville

Summer Voices by John Banville, 1968 Continue reading →

May 28, 2018August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, John Banville, short stories, Summer Voices 2 Comments

‘Anhedonia, Here I Come’ by Colin Barrett

Anhedonia, Here I Come by Colin Barrett, 2016 Continue reading →

May 24, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, Anhedonia Here I Come, Colin Barrett, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Villa Marta’ by Clare Boylan

Villa Marta by Clare Boylan, 1984 Continue reading →

May 22, 2018October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Clare Boylan, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, Spain, Villa Marta Leave a comment

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