Jan 2, 2010

The Wave | What Do I Read Next?

Stories of Liam O’Flaherty (1956) with an introduction by Vivian Mercer. This collection pulls together many of O’Flaherty’s finest stories in one place.

Famine (1937) by Liam O’Flaherty. Considered one of his two great novels, this fictional account of the Irish famine is even-handed and devoid of the melodramatic touches of some of his other work. It has been reprinted many times since its first publication in 1937, most recently in 1991.

The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America (1997) by Edward Laxton recounts the courage— and...