Reading Irish-American Fiction: The Hyphenated Self

by M. Hallissy

Overview

This book analyzes five novels, all published between 1989 and 1999, in which the main characters are 'hyphenated people': Americans who are ancestrally joined to, yet realistically separated from, the Irish. Hallissy explores why these characters think of themselves as Irish, though they have know little of Ireland or its people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403970909
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	04/19/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	211
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

MARGARET HALLISSY is Professor of English, Long Island University, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface: Connections and Separations Introduction: Irish Types, American Patterns What Americans Know and How They Know It: Song What Americans Know and How They Know It: Story 'Picture Postcard Ireland': Thomas Moran's The World I Made For Her Naming the Past: Lisa Carey's The Mermaids Singing The Pain of Not Knowing: Katherine Weber's The Music Lesson Bringing Paddies Over: Alice McDermott's Charming Billy The Rage of the Dying Animal: Mary Gordon's The Other Side Conclusion: The Journey Bibliography