The Colony by Audrey Magee: rich in learning but loaded with literary devices
A novel that examines the pillaging of local culture on an island in 1970s Ireland
Mourners bid farewell to ‘beguiling’ critic Eileen Battersby
Grieving daughter Nadia pays tribute to mother and friend ‘inspired by generosity’
From war to fiction: ‘I didn’t care about AK-47s, I cared about people’
While reporting on conflict as a journalist, Audrey Magee saw how people created distance with talk of weaponry, and her first novel looks at the psychological impact of war
The Undertaking, by Audrey Magee: the new Irish Times Book Club reading choice
Join with us over the next few weeks as we explore this acclaimed wartime love story
Mary Costello shortlisted for top prize as first novel is published
Colm Tóibín, Joseph O’Connor and David Mitchell also in running for Eason Novel of the Year
Impac winner Jon McGregor is big draw on European Literature Night
MacGill Summer School and West Cork Literary Festival news
First-time Irish authors rise to top of Baileys shortlist
Audrey Magee and Eimear McBride in running for £30,000 prize
Our cultural highs and lows of 2013
From Pussy Riot to Netflix and Jeff Koons’s €42 million dog, our critics choose their best and worst of the past year
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