Go Beyond Sally Rooney With These 13 Irish Women Novelists

It’s a confusing thing, being Irish. We’re European with none of the sophistication, and for a tiny island, we have an impressive lack of consistency. That said, we also have an impressive literary output. Our politics, social movements, and religions have born enough conflict to make a canon that is varied—and vast. Ireland was one […] The post Go Beyond Sally Rooney With These 13 Irish Women Novelists appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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