Thought it was a weak enough effort.
You’re a weak enough effort.
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I’m thoroughly enjoying Strange Sally Diamond on Audible
The new Liz Nugent book, she’s a good writer
Can anybody recommend a decent collection of short stories?
A Slanting of the Sun by Donal Ryan.
You may have read that though.
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Anything by Gary smith - technically long reads but always excellent
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Can second A Slanting of the Sun.
Probably not quite what you are looking for but I enjoyed Barcelona Dreaming which has three interlinking novellas.
Duil
You’re drunk. It’s depressing oirish shite
You’re absolutely correct
He’s a genius
Pints going well 
Dark lies the Island or There are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry. He’s the gold standard in Ireland imho.
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Night Boat to Tangier (not a short story ) is unreal writing talent
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Kevin Barry is the king of the short story in Ireland, as mentioned Donal Ryan’s collection is also excellent.
The end of the world is a cup de sac is an excellent collection also as are the two books from Claire Keegan
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I have started this.
I would agree with your assessment. Easily read, punchy and grounded in specific events and facts.
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Dubliners
I didn’t want to post this in the Russia Ukraine war thread as the inevitable would happen. A brilliant article about the war from a clearly very gifted Bulgarian writer, Georgi Gospodinov. Among the best I’ve read about the war.
His book Time Shelters, sounds fascinating and has been long listed for the Booker.
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