Books from Ireland
196 popular irish books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Ireland.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan EN
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Originally published: London: Faber and Faber, 2007.
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Watt by Samuel Beckett ES
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Watt es un vagabundo irlandés que entra a trabajar en el servicio doméstico de la mansión del enigmático millonario Mr. Knot. Al que nunca se le llegará a ver. Deberá hacerse cargo de las meticulosas y absurdas exigencias del dueño de la casa, como su peculiar concepto de la comida, las disposiciones respecto a su perro y todo tipo de cosas relacionadas con la vida cotidiana. Un programa diario verdaderamente exhaustivo.Beckett tenía razón al afirmar que hay una cierta locura en el proyecto cartesiano de metodizar las operaciones del intelecto humano; pero también haba cierta locura en la form... continue
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When All Is Said by Anne Griffin EN
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER & INDIE NEXT PICK "Griffin's stunning debut, brimming with irresistible Irish-isms, is an elegy to love, loss and the complexity of life." –People Magazine One of Goodreads' 43 Most Anticipated Reads of 2019 “Beautiful. Intimate. Tearful. Aching and lyrical. So simply and beautifully told.” –Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author "I'm here to remember–all that I have been and all that I will never be again." If you had to pick five people to sum up your life, who would they be? If you were to raise a glass to each of them, what would you say? And what w... continue
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Wild Houses by Colin Barrett EN
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The riotous, raucous and deeply resonant debut novel from "one of the best story writers in the English language today" (Financial Times) Wild Houses follows two outsiders caught in the crosshairs of a small-town revenge kidnapping gone awry With his acclaimed and award-winning collections Young Skins and Homesickness Colin Barrett cemented his reputation as one of contemporary Irish literature's most daring stylists. Praised by the Oprah Daily as "a doyen of the sentence," and by the Los Angeles Times as a writer of "unique genius," Barrett now expands his canvas with a debut novel that conta... continue