Notable Works of Fiction & their Famous Irish Authors
In celebration of St Patrick’s Day I’ve put together this list of famous writers who you may or may not have known hail from Ireland. The list includes both classic and contemporary works of notable fiction. Today, wear something green and pick up a book by an Irish author! Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Gulliver’s Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by Oscar Wilde
Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker
Ulysses (1922) by James Joyce
The Chronicles of Narnia (1949) by C S Lewis
Under the Net (1954) by Iris Murdock
Amongst Women (1990) by John McGahern
Circle of Friends (1990) by Maeve Binchy
Every Dead Thing (1999) by John Connelly
Artemis Fowl (2001) by Eoin Colfer
The Sea (2005) by John Banville
The Gathering (2007) by Anne Enright
Brooklyn (2009) by Colm Toibin
Room (2010) by Emma Donoghue
The Brightest Star in the Sky (2011) by Marian Keyes
Posted on 17 March 2011, in Featured Author, For Readers, Note this Novel, Special Edition, Themed Reading List and tagged Amongst Women by John McGahern, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Brooklyn by Colm Toibin, Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Every Dead Thing by John Connelly, Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, irish novels, Irish writers, ROOM by Emma Donoghue, st patricks day, The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes, The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis, The Gathering by Anne Enright, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, The Sea by John Banville, Ulysses by James Joyce, Under the Net by Iris Murdock. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.
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