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Irish Literature
14 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Where to Start with Bram Stoker: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Bram Stoker — whether to begin with Dracula, The Jewel of Seven Stars, or The Lair of the White Worm. A complete reading guide to the Gothic horror novelist.
Best Books Set in Ireland: Essential Irish Fiction
The best books set in Ireland — from Ulysses and Dubliners to Normal People and Milkman. The essential Irish fiction reading list for every kind of reader.
Best Irish Literature: Essential Novels and Books from Ireland
The best Irish literature — from Joyce and Beckett to Sally Rooney and Claire Keegan. Essential novels from Ireland across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Colm Tóibín Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
Colm Tóibín's complete bibliography in order — from Brooklyn and Nora Webster to The Testament of Mary. Best starting points for new readers.
James Joyce Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
James Joyce's complete bibliography in order — from Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist to Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Best starting points and why Ulysses matters.
Samuel Beckett Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
Samuel Beckett's complete bibliography in order — from Waiting for Godot and Molloy to The Unnamable and Malone Dies. Best starting points for new readers.
Where to Start with Claire Keegan: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Claire Keegan — whether to begin with Small Things Like These, Foster, or So Late in the Day. A complete reading guide to her fiction.
Where to Start with Colm Tóibín: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Colm Tóibín — whether to begin with Brooklyn, The Master, or Nora Webster. A complete reading guide to the Irish novelist's best work.
Where to Start with James Joyce: A Reading Guide
Where to start with James Joyce — whether to begin with Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist, or Ulysses. A complete reading guide to Joyce's novels and stories.
Where to Start with Sally Rooney: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Sally Rooney — whether to begin with Normal People, Conversations with Friends, or Beautiful World Where Are You. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Samuel Beckett: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Samuel Beckett — whether to begin with Molloy, Malone Dies, or Waiting for Godot. A complete reading guide to his fiction and drama.
Where to Start with Tana French: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Tana French — whether to begin with In the Woods, The Likeness, or Faithful Place. A complete reading guide to the Dublin Murder Squad.
Where to Start with William Trevor: A Reading Guide
Where to start with William Trevor — how to approach The Story of Lucy Gault, his most celebrated novel following the sixty-year consequences of a child's survival being mistaken for death in 1921 Ireland, told in the most controlled prose of his career. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Paul Murray: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Paul Murray — how to approach The Bee Sting, his Booker-shortlisted novel of an Irish family in freefall told in four distinct voices, each revealing what the others cannot see, built on dark comedy and precise economic anxiety. A complete reading guide.
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