Amis aims high . . . and missesFICTION: EILEEN BATTERSBY reviews The Pregnant Widow, by Martin Amis, Cap, 470pp, £13.99
Connecting to Ireland's ancient historyLOCAL HISTORY: PATRICK BOWE reviews The Knights of Glin: Seven Centuries of Change, Edited by Tom Donovan, Glin Historial Society, 463pp, €50
Features »
- The timeless allure of Chekhov
From modest beginnings, Anton Chekhov didn't expect his fame to last, yet as both a short story writer and a dramatist, born 150 years ago, he is one of the immortals, writes EILEEN BATTERSBY
Thumping good readBOOKS: It took Paul Murray seven years to write ‘Skippy Dies’, his second book – a comic novel about life in a private boys’ school in Dublin, writes ROSITA BOLAND
News and Comment »
- Loose Leaves
Bookers lost and found: It’s got a catchy ring to it: The Lost Man Booker Prize, of which the winner will be announced in May. Sadly, half of the 22 writers on the longlist – a clutch of whom are Irish or have Irish associations – are dead but winning a Booker prize of any kind is still a nice feather in a writer’s cap, alive or dead.
- The Irish Times Book Club
Last week our online Book Club launched with Colm Tóibín’s ‘Brooklyn’, and lots of you have contributed to the discussion. Here are some of the comments
Reviews »
- Fascinating insight from defectors into blighted lives in a benighted country
BOOK OF THE DAY: Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea By Barbara Demick. Granta. 314 pp. £14.99
- Vital textbook for policymakers warns of folly in ignoring the past
PASCHAL DONOHOE reviews ‘This Time is Different, Eight Centuries of Financial Folly’ By Carmen M Reinhart and Kenneth S Rogoff, Princeton University Press
