The Irish Short Story at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century - 9781032308241

Taylor & Francis

The Irish Short Story at the Turn of the Twenty-First CenturyTradition, Society and Modernity\nAuthor(s): Madalina Armie\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032308241, 978-1032308241\nSynopsis\nWinner of the European Society for the Study of English Book Award 2024\n\nIn the mid-1990s, Ireland was experiencing the \""best of times\"". The Celtic Tiger seemed to instil in the national consciousness that poverty was a problem of the past. The impressive economic performance ensured that the Republic occupied one of the top positions among the worlds economic powers. During the boom, dissident voices continuously criticised what they considered to be a mirage, identifying the precariousness of its structures and foretelling its eventual crash. The 2008 recession proved them right. Throughout this time, the Irish contemporary short story expressed distrust. Enabled by its capacity to reflect change with immediacy and dext.