Of Memory and the Misplaced: Irish Immigrant Life Writing in the United States

by Sarah O'Brien

What can the life writing of post-famine Irish immigrants tell us about Irish diasporic memory?

Of Memory and the Misplaced considers the endurance and nature of Irish American memory across the twentieth century. Guided by 30 memoirs written between 1900 and 1970, Sarah O'Brien shows the prevalence of intimate and taboo themes in ordinary immigrants' writing, such as domestic violence, same-sex love, and famine-induced trauma...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253067871
• ISBN13: 9780253067876
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher