SINCE The Spinning Heart was longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Donal Ryan has been winning consistent praise for his slight but assured “recession-lit” novels. Much of his fiction focuses on the traumatic experiences of marginalised individuals who have been mauled by the Celtic Tiger. It’s not altogether surprising that these tortured souls succeed… Read more »
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