Sp57E Modern Irish Authors: A Remarkable Abundance (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)
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Ireland is well known for its great writers, from Jonathan Swift to W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Samuel Becket, Seamus Heaney, J.M. Synge, and George Bernard Shaw, among many others. Four Irish authors have won the Nobel Prize for Literature and six have won the Booker Prize. Today that tradition is carried on by a growing list of excellent modern Irish writers. We will read and discuss one book by each of these four authors: Niall Williams - Time of the Child, Caoilinn Hughes - The Alternatives, Paul Lynch - Prophet Song, and Claire Keegan - Small Things Like These. We will also examine the social, political, and economic environment that shaped their writing. Reading these authors will provide a useful introduction to Irish literature today and hopefully spark your interest to explore more Irish writers and their works.
Stephen Berardo lived in Ireland for six years and has returned many times since. He has been reading Irish writers for more than 50 years. He has an undergraduate degree in English Literature as well as a Master of Public Administration.
*This registration item is ZOOM-only; there is not an in-person component to this course. It is offered and run by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arizona.*