Hubert Butler

The trouble with what we call freedom

We like to believe that freedom and democracy are inseparable; that the toppling of a dictator means greater liberty. If only

Culture Shock: In saving Jews from the Nazis, Hubert Butler saved Ireland from shame

As we mark Holocaust Memorial Day, it’s worth remembering that what our great essayist did was illegal – not just in Nazi Europe but also in Ireland, where Jews were not allowed to compete with the Irish self-image as the Most Oppressed People Ever

Roy Foster on Hubert Butler, WB Yeats and Phineas Finn

‘The Confederation of Kilkenny in the 1640s would be a good subject for a picaresque novel full of spies and skulduggery. But as we say, it’s not my period’

Hubert Butler’s vivid insights put him among Europe’s best writers: The Appleman and the Poet

This fifth volume of work covers Russia, Yugoslavia, Kilkenny and Irish religion

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