Irish American Fiction from World War II to JFK : Anxiety, Assimilation, and Activism

Irish American Fiction from World War II to JFK : Anxiety, Assimilation, and Activism - New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature

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Irish American Fiction from World War II to JFK addresses the concerns of Irish America in the post-war era by studying its fiction and the authors who brought the communities of their youth to life on the page.  With few exceptions, the novels studied here are lesser-known works, with little written about them to date. Mining these tremendous resources for the details of Irish American life, this book looks back to the beginning of the twentieth century, when the authors' immigrant grandparents were central to their communities.  It also points forward to the twenty-first century, as the concerns these authors had for the future of Irish America have become a legacy we must grapple with in the present.

Book information

ISBN: 9783030831936
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.540989162073
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 211
Weight: 443g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 16mm