Northern Irish Writing After the Troubles - (New Horizons in Contemporary Writing) by Caroline Magennis (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The period since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 has seen a sustained decrease in violence and, at<br/>the same time, Northern Ireland has undergone a literary renaissance, with a fresh generation of writers<br/>exploring innovative literary forms.<br/><br/>This book explores contemporary Northern Irish fiction and how the 'post'-conflict period has led writers<br/>to a renewed engagement with intimacy and intimate life. Magennis draws on affect and feminist theory<br/>to examine depictions of intimacy, pleasure and the body in their writings and shows how intimate life in<br/>Northern Ireland is being reshaped and re-written.<br/><br/>Featuring short reflective pieces from some of today's most compelling Northern Irish Writers, including Lucy<br/>Caldwell, Jan Carson, Bernie McGill and David Park, this book provides authoritative insights into how<br/>a contemporary engagement with intimacy provides us with new ways to understand Northern Irish<br/>identity, selfhood and community.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Genuinely innovative. This book</i><i>offers a refreshingly provocative and much needed critical reassessment of hegemonic readings of Northern Irish fiction. It affirms its timeliness by situating the importance of</i><i>intimacy, the body, and pleasure</i><i> not only within the specific context of post-Agreement Northern Ireland but also the current COVID-19 pandemic.</i><br/>Dr Stefanie Lehner, Senior Lecturer in Irish Literature, Queen's University Belfast, UK<br><br><i>I was lucky enough to be an early reader of this book and it brings a radical, humane rush of energy to Northern Irish literary criticism. It's a privilege to be so closely and sharply read alongside so many contemporary writers.</i><br/>Lucy Caldwell, novelist and playwright<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Caroline Magennis</b> is Lecturer in 20th and 21st Century Literature at the University of Salford, UK. She is the author of <i>Sons of Ulster: Masculinities in the Contemporary Northern Irish Novel</i> (2010).
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