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R E A D I N G T H E N O V E L Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987–2007 Liam Harte Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987–2007 READINGTHENOVEL GeneralEditor:DanielR.Schwarz Theaimofthisseriesistoprovidepracticalintroductionstoreadingthenovel inboththeBritishandIrish,andtheAmericantraditions. Published ReadingtheNineteenth-CenturyNovel HarryE.Shawand AlisonCase ReadingtheModernBritishandIrishNovel1890–1930 DanielR.Schwarz ReadingtheNovelinEnglish1950–2000 BrianW.Shaffer ReadingtheAmericanNovel1865–1914 G.R.Thompson ReadingtheAmericanNovel1780–1865 ShirleySamuels ReadingtheAmericanNovel1910–2010 JamesPhelan ReadingtheContemporaryIrishNovel1987–2007 LiamHarte Forthcoming ReadingtheEuropeanNovel DanielR.Schwarz Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987–2007 Liam Harte Thiseditionfirstpublished2014 (cid:2)C 2014LiamHarte RegisteredOffice JohnWiley&SonsLtd,TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex,PO198SQ,UK EditorialOffices 350MainStreet,Malden,MA02148-5020,USA 9600GarsingtonRoad,Oxford,OX42DQ,UK TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex,PO198SQ,UK Fordetailsofourglobaleditorialoffices,forcustomerservices,andforinformationabouthowto applyforpermissiontoreusethecopyrightmaterialinthisbookpleaseseeourwebsiteat www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. TherightofLiamHartetobeidentifiedastheauthorofthisworkhasbeenassertedinaccordance withtheUKCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,or transmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingor otherwise,exceptaspermittedbytheUKCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988,withoutthe priorpermissionofthepublisher. Wileyalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsin printmaynotbeavailableinelectronicbooks. Designationsusedbycompaniestodistinguishtheirproductsareoftenclaimedastrademarks.All brandnamesandproductnamesusedinthisbookaretradenames,servicemarks,trademarksor registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Thepublisherisnotassociatedwithanyproduct orvendormentionedinthisbook. LimitofLiability/DisclaimerofWarranty:Whilethepublisherandauthor(s)haveusedtheirbest effortsinpreparingthisbook,theymakenorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttothe accuracyorcompletenessofthecontentsofthisbookandspecificallydisclaimanyimplied warrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforaparticularpurpose.Itissoldontheunderstanding thatthepublisherisnotengagedinrenderingprofessionalservicesandneitherthepublishernor theauthorshallbeliablefordamagesarisingherefrom.Ifprofessionaladviceorotherexpert assistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalshouldbesought. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Harte,Liam. ReadingthecontemporaryIrishnovel1987–2007/LiamHarte. pagescm–(Readingthenovel) ISBN978-1-4443-3619-1(hardback)–ISBN978-1-4443-3620-7(paper) 1.English fiction–Irishauthors–Historyandcriticism. 2.Englishfiction–20thcentury–Historyand criticism. 3.Englishfiction–21stcentury–Historyandcriticism. 4.Socialchangein literature. 5.Socialproblemsinliterature. 6.Ireland–Inliterature. 7.NorthernIreland–In literature. I.Title. PR8803.H372014 823(cid:3).914099415–dc23 2013025426 AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. Coverimage:MartinGale,ByPass2,oiloncanvas,2003.Reproducedcourtesyoftheartist, www.martingale.ie CoverdesignbyNickiAverillDesign&Illustration Typesetin10/12.5ptMinionbyAptaraInc.,NewDelhi,India 1 2014 ForYvonneandOis´ın Contents Acknowledgements ix Introduction:ReadingtheContemporaryIrishNovel1987–2007 1 1 IntheFamilyWay:RoddyDoyle’sBarrytownTrilogy(1987–1991) 23 2 HouseArrest:JohnMcGahern’sAmongstWomen(1990) 51 3 MalignantShame:PatrickMcCabe’sTheButcherBoy(1992) 75 4 UncertainTerms,UnstableSands:ColmTo´ib´ın’sTheHeather Blazing(1992) 105 5 UnbearableProximities:WilliamTrevor’sFelicia’sJourney(1994) 127 6 History’sHostages:EdnaO’Brien’sHouseofSplendidIsolation (1994) 151 7 ShadowsintheAir:SeamusDeane’sReadingintheDark(1996) 173 8 ThePoliticsofPity:SebastianBarry’sALongLongWay(2005) 197 9 MourningRemainsUnresolved:AnneEnright’sTheGathering (2007) 217 Bibliography 243 Index 259 vii
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