London Irish Fictions: Narrative, Diaspora and Identity

by Tony Murray

Book Overview

This is the first book about the literature of the Irish in London. By examining over 30 novels, short stories and autobiographies set in London since the Second World War, London Irish Fictions investigates the complex psychological landscapes of belonging and cultural allegiance found in these unique and intensely personal perspectives on the Irish experience of migration. As well as bringing new research to bear on the work of established Irish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781380155
• ISBN13: 9781781380154
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"