Irish Short Fiction (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
Overview
It is an undisputed fact of literary history that, whereas British writers and readers have always favored the novel over the short story, just the opposite has been the case for their Irish neighbors. Irish short-story writer Frank O’Connor has attributed this distinction to differences between national attitudes toward society. Whereas in England, O’Connor says, the intellectual’s attitude toward society is, “It must work,” in Ireland it is, “It can’t work.” The...
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